Netanyahu musters most PM endorsements after New Hope abstains
With 52 backers, Likud chairman best positioned to receive government mandate; Lapid says offered Bennett power-sharing deal, with Yamina leader first to lead, calls on potential partners to stand strong against Netanyahu
Sivan Hillaie, Moran Azulay, Itamar Eichner |
Published: 04.05.21 , 20:39
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday won a plurality of nominations by his fellow lawmakers to form the next government and potentially keep his position.
The Likud chairman became the likely forerunner after ally-turned-foe Gideon Saar's New Hope decided to abstain and not recommend any candidate for prime minister to President Reuven Rivlin, thus ensuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to most endorsements.