Lapid will now need to persuade a majority of the 120-seat parliament to support him, and if he fails, the country will have to hold its fifth general election in just over two years, according to. Lapid's political party Yesh Atid—Hebrew for"There is a Future"—came in second to Netanyahu's Likud party in the country's March 23 election.
He added:"A unity government isn't a compromise or a last resort—it's a goal, it's what we need. We need a government that will reflect the fact that we don't hate one another. A government in which left, right and center will work together to tackle the economic and security challenges we face. A government that will show that our differences are a source of strength, not weakness.
"He will get credit for being the adult in the room and focusing on the larger goal—getting rid of Netanyahu," Rosner said toLapid isn't likely to get support from Netanyahu's Likud party, two ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties and the far-right Religious Zionism alliance, so he needs the support of former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and his right-wing Yamina party, as well as a few Arab lawmakers to bring him the seats needed to close that 10-point gap.
"The only viable option is Bennett-Lapid with Bennett going first," Gayil Talshir, political scientist at Hebrew University said to France24.
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