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The chronic instability of the proportional system must convince those who care about the country that our failed electoral method doesn't need fixing, rather changing – to a more regional-majoritorian system, which will stabilize the center of Israel's political map.
Gabi Ashkenazi appears poised to quit Blue and White unless party leader Benny Gantz retires from politics or offers to be his No. 2. In effort to differentiate themselves from New Hope, Yamina members say Gideon Sa'ar's party offering voters "more of the same." "They're all politicians who were recently in the Knesset and the government and failed," they say.
Former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eizenkot is being pursued by everyone from Yair Lapid to Naftali Bennett to Ron Huldai, although as the former IDF chief leans Right, there is little chance he would join Huldai's party.
The Israel Democracy Institute says the country holds general elections every 2.3 years on average.
"Netanyahu has accomplishments, but when we needed him the most, he was not there for us. We must thank him for his years of service, but we must move on," says Yamina head Naftali Bennett.
In a letter announcing his departure from Likud, Minister Ze'ev Elkin accuses Netanyahu of putting his own interests ahead of those of the country.
One can blame Netanyahu for bringing down the government and failing to honor agreements, but it is Benny Gantz who is responsible for getting us in this position in the first place. His lack of control over Blue and White was the main reason this government, and his party, have fallen apart at the seams.
Polls were giving Yamina the second-largest number of seats until Gideon Sa'ar announced his new party. Now, rather than replacing PM Netanyahu, party leader Naftali Bennett could find himself playing a different role.
A poll conducted for Channel 12 shows Likud with 29 mandates and Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope with 18. Channel 13's poll shows Likud with 28 and New Hope with 19, while Kan public broadcaster shows Likud with 28 and Sa'ar's party with 20.
Israelis will vote for the 24th Knesset on March 23, 2021, shortly before Passover.
