Balad MK says hard-line faction won’t recommend Gantz to be PM

Balad faction chairman Mtanes Shihadeh tells the Kan public broadcaster that his ultra-nationalist slate will not recommend to President Reuven Rivlin that Blue and White party chairman Benny Gantz be tasked with forming a coalition.

Balad did not recommend Gantz after the last election either, splitting from the rest of the Joint List.

However, Gantz has also disqualified the hard-line faction, saying it is beyond the pale.

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