Ending speculation, Liberman says he’ll recommend Eisenkot to be prime minister, Lapid to be Knesset speaker

By Ariela Karmel

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Ariela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman says that his party will recommend that Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot be given the mandate to form a government in a press briefing, following much speculation.

He says that he will also support Opposition Leader and B’Yacahad No. 2 Yair Lapid’s candidacy to be Knesset Speaker.