Sa’ar Could Agree To Government In Which Lapid, Bennett Rotate As PM

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 03/31/21 | News Source: Times of Israel

New Hope party chief Gideon Sa’ar may join a government led by Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid, if Lapid and Yamina chief Naftali Bennett rotate the prime ministership between them, according to a television report Monday.

Sources close to Sa’ar told Kan news that if Lapid is able to put together a ruling coalition but Bennett does not join, “it’s just a left-wing government.”

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While Sa’ar said in the run-up to last week’s elections that Lapid will not be prime minister, he later refused to rule out sitting in a government led by the Yesh Atid chief. Bennett has pledged not to sit in a government headed in any way— solely or via a power-sharing agreement — by Lapid.

Read more at Times of Israel.