Lieberman to Recommend Eisenkot, Rules Out Netanyahu Coalition
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, will recommend Gadi Eisenkot for the mandate to form a government but will not join a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lieberman criticized Eisenkot's campaign and called the election results a failure. He also plans to support Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker and revealed the Palestinian Authority allegedly funded the Joint List.
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- Avigdor Lieberman will recommend Gadi Eisenkot for the mandate to form a government.
- Lieberman stated he will not sit in a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Lieberman called the election results a failure and criticized Eisenkot's campaign.
- Yisrael Beiteinu will support Yair Lapid's bid to become Knesset speaker.
- Lieberman revealed the Palestinian Authority allegedly funded the Joint List.
- Lieberman ruled out a minority government and direct elections for prime minister.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, announced on Monday that he will recommend Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the National Unity Party, to receive the mandate to form the next government. This comes about a week after the elections and two days before the president begins receiving recommendations from party leaders.
Despite recommending Eisenkot, Lieberman stated he would not sit in a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even if offered a rotation of the premiership. "In any case, I will not sit with him even if he offers me a rotation, it will not happen, he must go home," Lieberman declared, adding that a "minority government will not happen."
Lieberman also criticized Eisenkot's election campaign, calling it "selfish" and claiming it cost their party seven to eight seats. He described the election results, which saw his party win 48 mandates, as a "failure." Lieberman expressed opposition to repeat elections and direct elections for prime minister.
Looking ahead, Lieberman indicated plans to change the Knesset speaker within the next week, partly to appoint a state comptroller. He mentioned that Yair Lapid desires the position of Knesset speaker and that Yisrael Beiteinu would support his appointment.
Furthermore, Lieberman revealed classified information, stating that the Palestinian Authority was the foreign entity suspected of transferring funds to the Joint List. He avoided directly answering whether he would cooperate with the ultra-Orthodox parties.
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