Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid promised voters that he will only enter a cabinet that is significantly reduced in size, placing that number at 18. By now it is clear to Lapid that the new government will have to be larger, for after cabinet posts are given to parties agreeing to enter the coalition; Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will have to have something for his party along with election partner Yisrael Beitenu.
Channel 10 News quotes sources involved in the negotiations saying that Lapid is willing to agree on up to 20 cabinet posts, while Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears to be pushing for 25, a non-starter for Lapid.
It appears the number of cabinet posts is a deal-breaker for Lapid, but not for his coalition negotiating partner Bayit HaYehudi.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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“It appears the number of cabinet posts is a deal-breaker for Lapid, but not for his coalition negotiating partner Bayit HaYehudi.”
So according to this, Bibi can break the [unholy?] “alliance” by insisting on 25 ministers???
Everything seems to be DEAL BREAKERS.