The Likud attacked right-wing party Yamina on Sunday after one of its senior lawmakers, MK Ayelet Shaked, said the March 23 election could result in more gridlock and another early election several months later.
"Yamina leader Naftali Bennett is the only one who could replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu," she said. "Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will not be prime minister. We have great momentum and we are going to get 13 seats or more; let's not forget that it was Netanyahu who formed a government with the Left," she continued.
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In response, the Likud said, "This statement by Shaked defies the will of voters, who want a stable government that would jump-start the economy. The choice in this election could not be clearer: Only the Likud can prevent a fifth election and a rotating premiership with Lapid. Only the Likud can form a stable right-wing government that would make our economy dash forward toward the post-coronavirus era."
Yamina has been running on a promise that it would not let another early election take place, hoping this would bolster its showing in the coming vote."I won't let it happen. We will establish a national government for change. Parties that aren't on the Right can join, I have no problem with that, as long as the premiership is mine. Anyone who is in favor of a Jewish and democratic state can take part in this nationalist government for change that will take Israel forward," the party leader Naftali Bennett told Israel Hayom recently.
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