Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid was unable to fulfill his goal of informing President Reuven Rivlin that he succeeded in forming a government by Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. Instead, negotiations have stalled, with the Wednesday at midnight deadline for Lapid’s mandate to form a government swiftly approaching.
The major snag had been the demand of Yamina No. 2 Ayelet Shaked to be given a spot on the Judicial Appointments Committee which has already been promised to Labor chairman Merav Michaeli.
Michaeli refuses to give up the spot promised to her in the agreement Yesh Atid signed with Labor, and Shaked refuses to concede, saying: “Let them decide if they want a government or not.”
A new snag in negotiations arose on Wednesday afternoon due to the demands of the Islamist Ra’am party, some of which conflict with the agenda of the right-wing parties.
As of early Wednesday afternoon, Yesh Atid finalized agreements with Meretz, Labor, Blue and White, and Yisrael Beiteinu and has yet to sign agreements with Yamina, New Hope, and Ra’am.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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5 Responses
My their evil schemes & inner fighting be their downfall
These power hungry people will destroy the country.
THE SYSTEM MUST BE CHANGED. Vote. For one
PM
Not 120 people with self interests
And disconnect from citizens after election. Free to destroy and change their idiology once elected.
CHANGE THE SYSTEM
hodu lashem
let the pigs fight a little longer
Keep davening it should fail. Happy that Shaked found an excuse to sabotage the new dis-unity no-hope government.
I always wondered how anyone could be a nationalistic Zionist. This is what you stand for?