Concern in Yashar Party: Liberman Will Exploit Haredi Demands to Extort Rotation

Sources in the Yashar party fear that Avigdor Liberman will demand a rotation of the prime minister's position as a condition for joining the government, exploiting concessions to the Haredi parties, despite his party receiving only seven seats.

Sources in the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, fear that Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman will demand a rotation of the prime minister's position as a condition for joining the government, as learned by C14. The concern arose despite the recent softening of Liberman's stance regarding a joint coalition with the Haredi parties. In closed discussions held in recent days, Yashar raised the assessment that Liberman will exploit the Haredi demands to show how much he is forced to concede and break promises made to his voters. According to the assessment, Liberman will present the concessions as a heavy price he is paying for the establishment of a government, and in return will demand the premiership in rotation, despite his party receiving only seven seats. During the election campaign, Liberman explicitly ruled out partnership with Shas and United Torah Judaism, and the softening is perceived by some in Yashar as a tactical move rather than a substantive change of position. Yashar estimates that such a demand will pose a significant difficulty in negotiations and will present the major parties in the left bloc with a political dilemma.