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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Bennett said seeking to wrap up coalition talks quickly, fearing further internal opposition
Yamina chief Naftali Bennett is pushing to finish the talks on forming a government within days over fears that another lawmaker from his party could come out against assembling a coalition with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
The report comes after Yamina MK Amichai Chikli announced his objection to the emerging Bennett-Lapid government earlier today.