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Yesh Atid Leader Yair Lapid Pledges Government Formation Amidst Compromises

Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid expressed strong confidence on Thursday that a new government will be formed in Israel, despite ongoing difficulties and disagreements in the coalition negotiations. Speaking at the fourth Yesh Atid conference, Lapid acknowledged that the process might take time and could cause anxiety, but insisted that a good, principled, and worthy government will ultimately be established.

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01Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid expressed confidence on Thursday that a new government will be formed despite coalition difficulties.
02Lapid called the failure to establish a government madness and unforgivable national irresponsibility.
03He acknowledged that forming the government will require painful compromises and that not all promises will be met in the first six months.
04According to Haaretz, Lapid stated it would be insanity if the Gush Etzikot bloc fails to form a government.
05Lapid credited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the strategy of forming a government first and then improving it.
06He urged his coalition partners to remain focused and patient, stating that internal relationships are stronger than they appear.

Lapid emphasized that forming the government will require painful compromises from all political partners, noting that no coalition agreements are perfect. He admitted that not all goals and promises might be fulfilled in the first six months of the government's term. According to Haaretz, Lapid, who is also the number two on the Together list, warned that it would be insanity if the Gush Etzikot bloc fails to form a government.

In his remarks, Lapid credited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a key strategy, explaining that the lesson learned is to first establish a government and then work to fix, improve, and expand it. Lapid urged his political partners to remain focused and patient, asserting that internal relationships within the bloc are stronger than they appear to the public.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 4 newsrooms. Updated 19:58

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