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Yair Lapid

Yair Lapid

Yair Lapid, born in 1963, is an Israeli politician and former journalist and television anchor, who founded the centrist Yesh Atid party in 2012.

Born
1963 (62 years), Tel Aviv
Party
Yesh Atid
Office
Leader of the Opposition 2022–
Knesset member 2013–
Website
yairlapid.org.il
Political position

Centre · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: centrist liberal
Ideology: liberalism, centrism, secularism

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He was Prime Minister from July to December 2022 and has led the opposition since 2023. His party runs in the Together alliance with Naftali Bennett's party, announced in April 2026 and led by Bennett, in the Israeli election of 27 October 2026.

Career

Lapid worked as a journalist and television anchor from 1988 to 2012, then founded Yesh Atid. He was Finance Minister from 2013 to 2014. He was Opposition Leader from 2020 to 2021, then Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister from 2021 to 2022, and Prime Minister for 181 days in 2022. He has been Opposition Leader again since 2023.

Offices held
  1. Leader of the Opposition 2022–
  2. Knesset member 2013–
  3. Prime Minister of Israel 2022–2022
  4. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel 2021–2022
  5. Alternate Prime Minister of Israel 2021–2022
  6. Strategic Affairs Minister of Israel 2021–2022
  7. Minister of Finance 2013–2014

Source: Wikidata

Positions

Wikipedia describes him as a centrist liberal. He advocates a two-state solution while keeping the major settlement blocs and a united Jerusalem. He supports civil marriage recognition and the separation of religion from state, backs military service for ultra-Orthodox men, opposes the BDS movement, and promotes strong ties with the United States across both parties. His platform stresses fighting corruption and economic innovation.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Wikipedia

Photo: Avi Ohayon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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Prime Minister of Israel after the election?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Gadi EizenkotCentre6647%
Benjamin NetanyahuRight7636%
Naftali BennettRight549%
Avigdor LiebermanRight682%
Ofer Winter551%
Itamar Ben GvirFar right501%
Yossi Cohen65<1%
Yair GolanCentre-left64<1%
Yoaz HendelCentre-right51<1%
Yair LapidCentre62<1%
Ayelet ShakedRight50<1%
Amir OhanaRight50<1%

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