Netanyahu government survives no-confidence votes in Israeli parliament

[March 27, 2023]  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

One motion failed by a vote of 59-53, a second by a vote of 60-51, the Knesset speaker said.

(Reporting by Henriette Chacar; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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