Ra'am Party Head Abbas Rules Out Minority Government Support
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party, has stated that forming a minority government with his party's support is not feasible. He indicated that the current mandate distribution leaves no viable options for the "change bloc" to establish a coalition. This declaration effectively ends the bloc's attempts to form a government relying on Ra'am's backing.
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- Ra'am party chairman Mansour Abbas ruled out supporting a minority government.
- Abbas stated the "change bloc" has no viable coalition options with current mandate numbers.
- The change bloc hoped to form a coalition with Ra'am's support, avoiding the Joint List.
- Yesh Atid chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Democrats chairman Yair Golan were involved in coalition talks.
- Abbas cited political complexities preventing reliance on Ra'am's external support.
Mansour Abbas, chairman of the Ra'am party, has definitively ended efforts by the "change bloc" to form a coalition government following the final vote count. Abbas stated that there is no possibility of establishing a minority government with his party's support.
During an internal party consultation, Abbas addressed attempts by Yesh Atid chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Democrats chairman Yair Golan to build a majority for a new government. He firmly declared, "The chance for a minority government with our support is slim to none."
Abbas's remarks follow his previous statements that based on the current mandate distribution, the change bloc's options for forming a coalition have been exhausted. "With these numbers, there is no government," he asserted, explaining that the political complexities and resulting conditions do not allow for reliance on Ra'am's external support.
The change bloc had hoped to find a path to establish a coalition that would rely on Ra'am's support while avoiding the Joint List. However, Abbas's unambiguous stance undermines this scenario entirely.
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