Israel's Knesset disbanded and scheduled new elections for November 1 in a 92-0 vote, and alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid is set to take office from outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who announced on June 29 that he will not run for election again, The Times of Israel reported June 30. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's right-wing Likud party, declared that he would return to power and "restore national pride."