After Chairman Yesh Atid announced that he was ready to run for prime minister, the Prime Minister called on him to meet in front of the cameras • Lapid said at a press conference: "It is impossible to change government without a big ruling party" • Labor is expected to recommend him as president
Coming soon in front of the cameras?
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Eric Sultan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today (Tuesday) called on the chairman of Yesh Lapid to meet for a confrontation in front of the cameras, a week just before the election. At the Channel 20 conference, Netanyahu called on Lapid: "Let's agree on the interviewer now and go to the confrontation."
Earlier, MK Lapid held a press conference in which he stated: "It is impossible to change government without a large ruling party.
It is impossible to form a government without a large party that will form a government. "
Photo: From the Channel 20 election conference
As you may recall, a week ago Netanyahu said in an interview with Gali Tzahal: "I promise that I will be willing to consider a confrontation with Lapid if he says that he is ready to run for prime minister, and will not hide behind Bennett and Saar.
I am not going to confront a Knesset member.
No, "said Prime Minister Netanyahu, adding:" Who will save the economy?
Who was the worst finance minister in the history of the State of Israel or me? "Now, after Lapid's remarks this morning, the statement has become decisive.
Meanwhile, the Labor Party is expected to recommend to President Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin Yair Lapid as its candidate for the next government.
In the party led by Merav Michaeli, Lapid is seen as the leader of the center-left bloc, and it seems that the party's representatives, who will arrive at the president's residence after the Knesset elections, will recommend to him that the chairman have the mandate to form the government.
Michaeli said: "It is no secret that Lapid is the closest to our positions. But it can not be ignored that Lapid himself does everything to say that he did not run for prime minister, so in order for the Labor Party's path and values to be reflected in the next change government, the Labor Party must "One note to the Labor Party brings two sure results - both replacing Netanyahu and Merav Michaeli in the government."
