Lieberman Rules Out Support for Minority Government, Arab Parties
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Lieberman expressed confidence in forming a "solid majority" coalition with only Zionist parties, potentially drawing defectors from the Likud.
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- Avigdor Lieberman will not support a minority government or sit with Arab or Haredi parties.
- Yisrael Beiteinu will only form a coalition with Zionist parties.
- Lieberman believes he can achieve a "solid majority" in the upcoming elections.
- Commentators suggest Lieberman may be positioning himself for the premiership.
Lieberman stated his party would only form a coalition with Zionist parties, explicitly excluding Ra'am, the Joint List, Shas, and United Torah Judaism. He further declared that Yisrael Beiteinu would not support any minority government, even a transitional one.
Lieberman expressed confidence in achieving a "solid majority" in the upcoming elections, despite current poll numbers. He also suggested that some Likud members of Knesset, disillusioned with Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and their party's perceived subservience to Haredi factions, might be willing to join a Zionist coalition. This could potentially involve defecting from the Likud to form a government led by Lieberman himself, aiming for a stable majority without relying on Arab or Haredi parties.
Political commentators speculate that Lieberman's move might be a strategic play to position himself for the premiership after the elections, similar to tactics previously employed by Naftali Bennett against Yair Lapid.
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