Twenty-first Government of Israel

The twenty-first government of Israel was formed on September 13, 1984, by the leader of the Ma'arah bloc, Shimon Peres , after the July Knesset elections . In the elections, the Ma'arah and Likud blocs received more than 40 seats, and not one of them was able to form a government based on a parliamentary majority. After consultations between the blocs, a government of national unity was formed, which was supported by the parties MAFDAL , Agudat Israel , Shas , Morasha , Shinui and Omets , together with which the ruling coalition had 97 out of 120 seats in the Knesset. An agreement was reached between the leaders of the blocs that the first two years the government will be headed by leader Maarah Perez, and the next two years - by the leader Likud Shamir. Nevertheless, in protest against the alliance with Likud, MAPAM left the Maarah bloc, and MAPAI deputy Yosi Sarid left his faction and joined the Rat party ^[1] .

The twenty-first government of Israel was replaced by the twenty-second government on October 20, 1986, when Yitzhak Shamir replaced Peres as prime minister in accordance with the agreement. The post of the acting Prime Minister was also established, which should serve as the Prime Minister if the latter could not fulfill his duties, while the role of the Deputy Prime Minister became purely symbolic.