Hatnua Chairwoman Tzipi Livni and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference Tuesday night to announce HaTnua's entrance into the coalition.  

Speaking to the press, Netanyahu stressed, "The country needs a broad and stable government."

"The peace process with the Palestinians must be advanced…Livni will be a partner to the effort to achieve peace between two countries. We will do this on the basis of the principles of the Bar-Ilan speech. I hope we will find a Palestinian partner," he said.