Bibi’s out? Gantz refuses to meet with Netanyahu, says he will form unity govt without embattled PM
…from Russia Today, Moscow
[ Editor’s Note: Bibi is toast. He made a play to remain prime minister by bringing the Blue and Whites into a grand coalition, but that was a grand delusion. Gantz did not do all this to have Bibi still in the game.
Bibi can now look forward for his corruption trials moving forward with no immunity. Look for him to relocate to the US as a “political refugee”.
I don’t see how Gantz can make the 61-seat threshold without the United Arab party’s 13 seats. If that happens, it will turn a new page in Israeli politics … Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … September 19, 2019 –
Benny Gantz, whose centrist bloc narrowly defeated Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in a snap election, says he is forming a government that will exclude the current prime minister – signaling the end of Bibi’s era may be near.
The ex-IDF chief said on Thursday that he would not accept Netanyahu’s offer to discuss a unity government, keeping good on his campaign pledge to create a ruling coalition that does not include Bibi.
“I am interested and intend to form a broad and liberal unity government led by me,” he wrote in a tweet.
Speaking with reports, Gantz stressed that his Blue and White alliance “will listen to everyone, but we will not accept mandates imposed on us” – an apparent swipe at Netanyahu’s insistence that the pair should meet.
Blue and White won 33 seats in the Knesset in Tuesday’s snap election, while Likud only secured 31. Gantz said that the results pave the way for him to become prime minister, assuming that a coalition, minus Bibi, can be formed.
If Gantz fails to secure 61 seats in the Knesset, Israel’s political deadlock could continue, forcing the third election this year.
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He is not down for the count. If Gantz cannot form a government then Bibi might push for another election to remain PM. He can reach out to friends with deep pockets to help influence MPs to vote for Bibi, or a new election.
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