Feiglin says inching closer to deal for Zehut to drop out of September elections

Moshe Feiglin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are inching closer to a deal that would see the libertarian party leader drop out of next month’s elections in exchange for a cabinet post in the next government.

Feiglin tells Army Radio that he recently “met with Netanyahu to discuss the cancellation of cannabis reform. If we reach agreements, I will withdraw my candidacy and receive a position in government.”

Zehut leader Moshe Feiglin submits his party’s list of candidates to the Central Elections Committee at the Knesset on July 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

“We’re talking about saving lives here,” Feiglin says. “There is progress in the direction of an agreement.”

Likud has reportedly been pressuring Zehut to drop out of the election in order to prevent right-wing votes from being “wasted,” as it is expected to fall short of the electoral threshold for entering the Knesset.