Party chiefs huddle in bid to finalize government

1 June 2021, 1:58 pm

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The leaders of the Yamina, Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu and New Hope parties are meeting now at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan in a bid to hammer out a final agreement to form a government that will replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as premier.

Joining the party chiefs is Yamina No. 2 Ayelet Shaked, whose reported insistence on receiving a spot on the Judicial Selections Committee reserved for Labor leader Merav Michaeli is seen a key hurdle to overcome before a coalition can be finalized.

Expectations are that Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid, who is currently tasked with forming a government, will declare he is able to assemble a coalition at some point today.