the Likud has already begun wheedling Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni to enter a joint center-right coalition. "Netanyahu would be willing to accommodate Kadima in order to include it in a unity government led by him, but first Livni must set petty politics aside and place the country's interests first," the Likud said in a statement issued Saturday evening. "It is unfortunate that Tzipi Livni is unwilling to accept the will of the vast majority of the people, who want Netanyahu as prime minister, and refuses to join a unity government under his leadership." Referring to the entirety of the right-wing bloc, the statement went on to say that while Netanyahu had garnered 65 mandates in the general elections, Livni secured just half that number of seats. Kadima leaders have scheduled a meeting for Sunday, where they will discuss the options available to the party. Livni has said the party should seriously consider rejecting the idea of joining Netanyahu and lead the opposition instead. At the moment it appears she would be able to secure the necessary support for this move within Kadima. Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik publically backed the idea on Friday.
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