Lapid, Bennett, Mofaz form 33-MK bloc to pressure PM

07.03.2013                      25.Adar. 5773

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Lapid, Bennett, Mofaz form 33-MK bloc to pressure PM

Yesh Atid, Bayit Yehudi and Kadima offer to support PM for full, four-year term if they receive Foreign and Finance ministries, according to Yesh Atid source; Lapid denies he issued ultimatum over portfolios.

The three parties together have two more MKs than Likud Beytenu, and will not join the coalition if their demands are not met. However if they receive two of the three top-tier portfolios, they will support Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for a full, four-year term, according to the source….