Twenty-fifth government of Israel

The twenty-fifth government of Israel was formed by Yitzhak Rabin of the Labor Party on 13 July 1992,^[1] after the party's victory in the June elections. The coalition also contained the new Meretz party (an alliance of Ratz, Mapam, and Shinui) and Shas, and held 62 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The government was also supported, but not joined, by Hadash and the Arab Democratic Party, which held an additional five seats between them.

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Second Rabin Cabinet
25th Cabinet of Israel
Date formed	13 July 1992 (1992-07-13)
Date dissolved	22 November 1995 (1995-11-22)
People and organisations
Head of state	Chaim Herzog (until 13 May 1993) Ezer Weizman (after 13 May 1993)
Head of government	Yitzhak Rabin (until 4 November 1995) Shimon Peres (interim after 4 November 1995)
Member parties	Labor Meretz Yiud (Since 1995) Shas (Until 1993)
Status in legislature	Centre-left coalition
Opposition party	Likud
Opposition leader	Yitzhak Shamir (until 1993) Benjamin Netanyahu (since 1993)
History
Election	1992 Israeli legislative election
Legislature term	13th Knesset
Predecessor	24th cabinet of Israel
Successor	26th cabinet of Israel

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Shas left the government on 14 September 1993,^[2] but the coalition was joined by the new Yiud faction (a three-member breakaway from Tzomet) on 9 January 1995.

Rabin was assassinated on 4 November 1995, with Shimon Peres taking over as Interim Prime Minister until forming the twenty-sixth government on 22 November.

¹ When Rubinstein was appointed to the post in 1994, it was renamed the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport.

² Died in office.