Lieberman Rules Out Government With Arab Parties, Cites Instability
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, has ruled out forming a minority government supported by Arab parties, citing concerns about instability and a lifespan of less than a year. He also opposes a national unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu. Lieberman's immediate goal is to gain control of the Knesset and change its speaker, prioritizing the formation of a functional government over personal ambition and avoiding new elections. He also dismissed the idea of direct prime ministerial elections.
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- Avigdor Lieberman will not support a minority government relying on Arab parties.
- Lieberman believes a government with Arab parties would last less than a year.
- He opposes a national unity government including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Lieberman's priority is to gain control of the Knesset and change its speaker.
- He aims to form a functional government quickly to avoid new elections.
- Lieberman rejected the proposal for direct prime ministerial elections.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, has ruled out the possibility of forming a minority government that would rely on Arab parties for support. Lieberman believes such a coalition would be short-lived, lasting less than a year, and unable to provide stability. He also reiterated his stance against forming a national unity government that includes current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lieberman's position on potential external support from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party remains less defined, though representatives from UTJ have previously suggested they might back a bloc opposing Netanyahu. Lieberman emphasized that the immediate priority is gaining control of the Knesset, specifically aiming to change the speaker. He stated that he is not seeking the prime minister's seat at any cost, but rather wants to form a functional government quickly to avoid further early elections, which he described as the worst possible outcome. Additionally, Lieberman rejected the idea of direct elections for the prime minister, a proposal previously floated by some within his political bloc.
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