JERUSALEM (NYTIMES) - Mr Yair Lapid, the centrist politician and former media celebrity whose party took second place in Israel s March election, had pledged to forgo the premiership if that s what it would take to form a coalition of diverse parties that could oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
The unusual exercise in political humility stemmed not from modesty, but from the difficulties he knew he would face in mustering enough parliamentary support to form an alternative government.
Now, after Mr Netanyahu failed to form a viable coalition by Tuesday s midnight deadline, Mr Lapid s political skills and sincerity will be put to the test.
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