Labor Chairman Ehud Barak says he is interested in bringing the prospect of his party joining the Netanyahu government to a vote.
"Most citizens and most Labor voters want to see the party as leadership partner," Barak's office said in a statement Wednesday evening.
According to the statement, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu approached Barak and asked him to join the next government. "The country's wellbeing, in light of the challenges it faces in the political, security, economic, and social spheres requires the Labor party to seriously weigh (the option of joining the government) and take a decision via the party's institutions," Barak said.
According to the Labor chairman, "we're all emissaries on behalf of the party. Nobody stands above it." His statement noted that, should Labor's fundamental demands be met, Barak will bring the issue to a vote in the party.
