The final result of the US presidential election have no bearing on the question of whether or not Israel will hold early elections, a senior Likud official told Israel Hayom on Wednesday.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already worked with the Democrats in times when there were presidents in the White House who were less friendly to Israel, like Barack Obama, and he will certainly work well with Joe Biden," the official said.
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"Of course, if [US President Donald] Trump is re-elected, the wonderful friendship between him and Netanyahu will continue. In any case, we cannot say that if one of [the candidates] is elected, the decision about whether or not to call an early election will be postponed or moved up," the official said.
He added that lack of cooperation between the Likud and Blue and White could be grounds for an early election: "The problem is working with them [Blue and White]. If they continue to stick spokes in the wheel of the government, it won't be possible to go on like this. They're an opposition within the government. All the fights about appointments, passing a budget, the ultimatums – these are things that could bring down the government."
Meanwhile, some Likud MKs think that if Netanyahu does decide to call an early election, he might do so in March, when the COVID situation and the prospects of a vaccine are clearer.
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