The chairman of the right is expected to demand a rotating government when he is the first to serve as prime minister. • Bennett, for his part, will undertake to add Gideon Saar to the coalition, in order to allow the formation of the government.
Bennett and Netanyahu.
Will they reach agreements?
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Moshe Shai, Yehuda Peretz
Today (Friday), the chairman of the right is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and on Saturday evening with the chairman of Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid.
Although the initiator of the meeting is Netanyahu, Bennett will attend the meeting with a basket of conditions for joining the government.
"Israel Today" has learned that an outline has been formed in the vicinity of Gideon Saar, according to which, as a condition for joining, Bennett will apply for a rotating government, when he is the first as prime minister.
To overcome the possibility that the High Court will order Netanyahu to resign because he is not a prime minister, the coalition will pass a special escalation clause to ensure that Netanyahu can remain in the alternate prime minister's office without court intervention.
Bennett will not come to the meeting empty-handed, because joining will not guarantee a government of 61 but only 59.
Therefore, Bennett will pledge as a condition for the existence of the government to bring with him the new chairman of Tikva, Gideon Saar, who will provide a safety net from outside and also ensure that the government does not fall in Knesset votes. Prime Minister Ala Bennett, whose candidacy Saar supports.
It is estimated that Netanyahu will respond negatively to the proposal because without immunity or French law, he would have no interest in granting Bennett the first prime minister, and it is not at all certain that Bennett will indeed be able to grant Netanyahu immunity in Knesset legislation.
In addition, Bennett will have no way of ensuring that Saar's safety net will last beyond the time he, Bennett, is prime minister until the time Netanyahu is due to replace him.
Netanyahu will probably not agree to be dependent on Bennett and Saar at the time of the exchange.
