Lapid Confident Government Will Form, Acknowledges Painful Compromises
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid is confident a government will be formed, acknowledging painful compromises are necessary. He stated it would be "madness" if a government wasn't established, citing a lesson from Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government first and then improve it. Lapid also expressed full satisfaction with his alliance and coordination with Naftali Bennett's party, aiming to form a government together.
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- Yair Lapid believes a government will be formed, calling its failure "madness" and "unforgivable national irresponsibility."
- Lapid acknowledged that forming a government requires "painful compromises" and that not all goals may be met initially.
- He stated he learned from Benjamin Netanyahu to "first establish a government, then work to improve and expand it."
- Lapid expressed full satisfaction with his alliance and coordination with Naftali Bennett's party.
- The "Bayit" (Together) faction, comprising Yesh Atid and Bennett's party, is described as "coordinated to the extreme."
Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed confidence that a government will be formed, despite the ongoing process and the necessity of difficult compromises. Speaking at the fourth conference of his Yesh Atid party on Thursday, Lapid stated that while it might take time and involve emotional ups and downs, a "good, ethical, worthy government for the people of Israel" will be established. He deemed it "madness" and "unforgivable national irresponsibility" if a government were not to be formed.
Lapid acknowledged that forming a government requires concessions, stating that "there are no perfect governments" and "no perfect coalition agreements." He anticipates that not all party goals and promises may be fulfilled in the initial six months but reiterated that a government would be formed. He also mentioned learning from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the strategy of "first establish a government, then work to improve and expand it," a tactic he intends to employ.
Highlighting the collaboration with Naftali Bennett, chairman of Yamina, Lapid affirmed his complete satisfaction with their alliance and the formation of the joint "Bayit" (Together) faction. He described the partnership as ethically and politically sound, emphasizing that the two parties, operating as a single faction, are "coordinated to the extreme." Lapid praised Bennett's party members as "worthy, ethical, and talented people" with a worldview similar to Yesh Atid's, and pledged to work together to establish a government.
