‘Change Bloc’ Heads To Meet Sunday; Yamina MK Confident No More Defections Ahead

Prime minister-designate Naftali Bennett on Friday hosted members of his Yamina party in his Ra’anana home amid efforts to consolidate the support of all the party’s MKs for the emerging “change coalition” with the center and left, amid ongoing efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to peel away defectors.

Also Friday, Bennett and Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid called a Sunday evening meeting that will see the heads of all eight factions of the emerging “change government” meet together for the first time.

After the Yamina meeting ended, Yamina MK Abir Kara said it went “great.” He expressed confidence that Bennett had managed to prevent any further potential defections from the party — including by MK Nir Orbach, who is reportedly on the fence — and could even manage to bring rebel MK Amichai Chikli back into the fold. Chikli has vowed to oppose the proposed government.

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{Matzav.com}