Yair Lapid hosts 'change bloc' leaders to coordinate pre-election strategy
Leaders of the Israeli opposition 'change bloc' met at Yair Lapid's home to coordinate strategy ahead of the upcoming October elections. The group signed a document pledging cooperation, increased voter turnout, and a unified approach to forming a future government.
Why it matters
This coordination is a critical step for the opposition as they attempt to consolidate support and overcome internal disagreements to challenge the incumbent government.
Opposition party leaders in the bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Saturday evening and signed a document agreeing on shared principles and pledging to work together ahead of the October elections.The meeting took place between the four main party leaders in the bloc: Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar), Naftali Bennett (B'Yachad), Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), and Yair Golan (The Democrats).The joint document signed by the party leaders included a commitment to work together to increase voter turnout and a pledge not to launch attacks against each other, along with a plan to formulate principles for the next government.The document did not address how the leader of the opposition bloc should be determined. Eisenkot has called for the leader of the largest party to be a candidate for prime minister.The meeting was held at opposition leader Yair Lapid's house. Lapid holds the second slot on the B'Yachad slate.
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