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Article: Netanyahu chosen to be Israeli PM.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- February 21, 2009
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2/20/2009 11:58:00 AM
Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has asked Benyamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, to form a new coalition government within six weeks.
Peres and Netanyahu held a news conference in Jerusalem on Friday where Netanyahu accepted the offer.
"I hereby designate Benyamin Netanyahu to form the upcoming government ... there are many challenges ahead," Peres said.
Parties representing 65 legislators have backed Netanyahu to become prime minister, he said.
Security and peace
Netanyahu said that he now had a "responsibility to establish security in our state and to establish peace with our ...