Israel to swear in new government after 12 years of Netanyahu

A protester demonstrates against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Israel is set to swear in a new government that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.

Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, will take over as prime minister – but if he wants to keep the job, he will have to maintain an unwieldy coalition of parties from the political right, left and centre.