The leader of one of the smaller right-wing parties has been making it clear in sub rosa talks that after the next election, there will be no more right-wing "bloc."
According to the party leader, "It [the bloc] was the right move at the time. It was something that was important to do in order to prevent the rise of a left-wing government. But next time, it won't happen," he said.
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"We will not run as a bloc, hampering other political moves. If [Prime Minister] Netanyahu cannot put together a government, we won't go back to what happened these past few months. We will have to look at other options and other mergers," the leader continued.
Meanwhile, Channel 13 reported Tuesday that New Right MKs Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked were slated to meet on Wednesday to discuss their political future. Shaked is expected to make a decision about which party she will join in the next election – the New Right, or one of the religious Zionist parties.
On the Left, there is also talk about possible mergers and moves ahead of an election. On Tuesday evening, MK Stav Shafir told Radio Kol Barama that she saw potential success in the Democratic Union and Labor running as a joint list, despite criticism of "ideological differences."
"I'd like to hear where the chasm between the Democratic Union and the Labor Party lies," Shafir said.
"There are no gaps. Anyone who claims otherwise wants us to go down together. Most Labor voters want to run together with the Democratic Union. In the end, it's [Labor] chairman Amir Peretz who has to decide. When [Gesher leader] Orly Levy-Abekasis says that there is an 'immense gap,' she is essentially saying that our positions are not legitimate. We can't bring each other down,' Shafir said.
