Yair Golan Calls to Form Government in Partnership with Arab Parties

The Democrats party leader Yair Golan called for the formation of a government in partnership with Arab parties, news outlets ynet and Srugim reported. In his first response to the ballot counting in the Knesset elections, Golan rejected Likud's victory claims, asserting that the anti-Netanyahu bloc holds both a Zionist and an Israeli majority.

According to Golan, excluding the ultra-Orthodox parties leaves the change bloc with a majority. He added that a vote in Tira is equal to a vote in Givat Shmuel and told Netanyahu not to lecture on Zionism. His remarks follow indications that his party paved the way to include Ra'am, with his appeal now appearing to expand to additional Arab slates.

Further details regarding the final election results and coalition negotiations have not yet been released.