MK Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beiteinu) said Friday that party chairman Avigdor Liberman will become prime minister even if his party receives fewer mandates than other right-wing factions, and that the party will insist the Justice and Defense portfolios be controlled by the right, according to journalist Dafna Liel.
MK Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beiteinu) told a cultural event in Mish'an on Friday that party chairman Avigdor Liberman would become prime minister even if his party secures fewer mandates than other right-wing factions, and that the party would insist the Justice and Defense portfolios be held by the right. The remarks were reported by journalist Dafna Liel.
Malinovsky has been a prominent legislative voice within Yisrael Beiteinu, known for her direct rhetorical style and her focus on national security, IDF service, and the secular-nationalist agenda. Liberman, the party chairman, has previously signaled openness to a coalition with Likud without Benjamin Netanyahu at its head, as The Zioneer has reported. The statement appears to reinforce the party's ambition to lead the right-wing bloc in the next government, even as internal coalition dynamics remain fluid.
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