Five 'change bloc' leaders hold coordinating meeting ahead of elections
Opposition leader Yair Lapid hosted change bloc chiefs, including Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, on Saturday night to coordinate election moves amid rising internal tensions.
Leaders of the opposition party bloc in Israel convened for a coordinating meeting on Saturday evening in preparation for the upcoming October elections. The four main party leaders - Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar), Naftali Bennett (B Yachad), Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), and Yair Golan (The Democrats) - signed a document outlining shared principles and their commitment to collaborate during the electoral process.
The joint agreement included a pledge to increase voter turnout, abstain from attacking each other, and develop principles for the next government. However, the document did not specify how the opposition bloc's leader would be determined. The meeting took place at opposition leader Yair Lapid's residence, where Lapid holds the second position on the B Yachad slate.
After the meeting, Bennett expressed confidence in the bloc's ability to secure a minimum of 63 seats and form a government of "correction" for Israel, emphasizing that personal considerations were set aside. The meeting came as the leaders sought to improve coordination amid disagreements over election strategy, the identity of the candidate to lead the bloc, and potential pathways to forming a government post-elections.
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