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Yamina MK Orbach reportedly inks deal with Likud for ministerial post
Yamina MK Nir Orbach leads a House Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 21, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
Yamina MK Nir Orbach has reportedly inked a deal with Likud to receive a ministerial position if the party forms the next government.
According to the report in Israel Hayom, Orbach will not receive a reserved spot on the Likud list ahead of the November 1 election.
In the final days of the outgoing government, Orbach was seen as a weak link in the Yamina party, and was reportedly in talks with Likud while on the brink of defecting from the coalition — and ultimately announcing he could no longer vote with the government.
