National Unity Leader Eisenkot Open to Minority Government
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the National Unity Party, said he would support forming a minority government if the anti-Netanyahu bloc doesn't reach 60 Knesset seats after the elections. He would aim to form a government even with 58 or 59 seats and would not seek Arab party support. Eisenkot estimated his bloc would win 61-63 seats and vowed to prevent Netanyahu from calling new elections while leading a caretaker government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- National Unity leader Gadi Eisenkot would support forming a minority government if the anti-Netanyahu bloc falls short of 60 Knesset seats.
- Eisenkot stated he would form a government even with 58 or 59 seats and seek to expand it later.
- He will not seek the support of Arab parties for the government.
- Eisenkot believes his bloc will win 61 to 63 seats in the upcoming elections.
- He vowed to prevent Netanyahu from calling new elections while heading a transitional government.
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the National Unity Party, stated Wednesday evening that if the bloc opposing Prime Minister Netanyahu fails to secure 60 Knesset seats after the elections, he would support forming a minority government. "If we don't reach 60, in these difficult times I will go to swear in a government, even with 58, 59, we will form this government and try to expand it immediately with Zionist, state-oriented votes," Eisenkot told Kan News. He emphasized that he would not seek the support of Arab parties. According to Eisenkot, no Arab party, "and unfortunately, no Haredi party either," accepts the four principles he has set: destroying Hamas, conscription into the IDF, the Declaration of Independence, and Israel as a Jewish, democratic, and liberal state. Eisenkot estimated that his bloc would win between 61 and 63 seats. However, he also stated that he would not allow Netanyahu to call for new elections while heading a transitional government, adding, "This is what he (Netanyahu) is trying to do. Victory through non-defeat."
