Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal, DanWilliams reports
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz launched negotiations on Monday over a proposed Israeli unity government and a key politician said the focus was on who would lead it first under a rotation deal.
Going solo, neither he nor ex-general Gantz have enough support from respective allies for a majority in the 120-member parliament. Gantz met earlier with Avigdor Lieberman, a political free agent and likely kingmaker thanks to his eight seats in parliament. “The entire argument right now is over the question of who will serve first as prime minister, and who second,” said Lieberman.
The candidates’ negotiating teams would confer on Tuesday ahead of another possible Rivlin-hosted meeting of Netanyahu and Gantz on Wednesday, the statement said. Netanyahu’s slight edge might move Rivlin to ask him to try to build a narrow coalition if a unity government proves impossible. A nominee gets 28 days to do so, with a possible 14-day extension, before Rivlin can turn to someone else.
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