The first minister in features of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has offered to his rival, the centrist, Beny Gantz, to form a government of national unity. "there is No other option than to form a broad unity government," said Netanyahu in a video released by Twitter, in which he urged the leader of Blue and White, which according to the results with a 97% scrutinised, he would win one seat more than the Likud, to "work together", to meet today and avoid a third election.
With the 97% screened of the votes last Tuesday, the coalition Blue and White of Gantz wins by the minimum of the right-wing party Likud of Netanyahu, and none of the two has a majority by itself to form Government. "I turn to the deputy Gantz. Benny, the town asks for a government unit wide, with responsibility.
we're Going to form a broad unity government today ", it says in the images.
"there is no reason for us to go to a third election," added the right-wing leader. As well, Netanyahu agree that you will not have the votes to form a government by itself, and opens the door to what demand Avigdor Lieberman, leader of Israel Our Home, whose eight seats are indispensable for the formation of executive , and that calls for a unity government with his party, the Likud, and Blue and White.
Media israeli cited by the digital Times of Israel claim that official Blue and White disqualified the offer , which they see as a ruse policy that responds to the bad situation of the Likud party after the last elections.
According to the current count, the centrist party would take 32 seats , surpassing by one the Likud, which would put at an advantage to negotiate and could make the president, Reuvén Rivlin, entrusted to him the formation of a government.
Netanyahu met yesterday evening with the rest of the formations right-wing and religious, to explore the configuration of a block that is present bound to the query Rivlin. The leaders of these parties today signed a document in which they undertook to recommend to Netanyahu as a candidate.
Blue and White has reiterated from the beginning his desire to create a government unit with the Likud, but you refuse to do so with Netanyahu , the one who wants out of power by the corruption cases that threaten, whose indictment is pending a hearing with the attorney general of the State, scheduled for next October 3.
Updated Date: 20 September 2019, 04:01
