Full coverage· Politics· Updated
Avigdor Lieberman Rejects Early Commitment to Opposition Bloc Leader as PM Candidate
Avigdor Lieberman opposes Gadi Eizenkot's call for the largest opposition party to automatically nominate the prime minister candidate, warning it could weaken the bloc's chances. Lieberman urges unity among the four main opposition parties to maximize electoral strength and avoid vote splitting ahead of the elections.
2 newsrooms · 1 language · since
Plus
What happened
- 01Lieberman opposes early commitment to largest party leader as opposition PM candidate.
- 02Eizenkot wants the largest party to automatically nominate the PM candidate regardless of polls.
- 03Lieberman calls for unity among four main opposition parties to increase overall seats.
- 04He warns pledges to Eizenkot could cost votes and lead to voter abstention or defection.
- 05Lieberman cautions against many small parties risking wasted votes below the electoral threshold.
- 06He urges strategic voting and postponing leadership decisions until after maximizing bloc strength.
The coverage
2 newsrooms on this story
Who covered it
- LeftNone
- CentreNone
- RightNone
- Haredi2
- ArabNone
How it broke
See which of the 2 newsrooms broke it, and who waited
