Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely threw her support behind Ze'ev Elkin following his statement that he will run for mayor of Jerusalem.
"I congratulate Minister Elkin on his decision to be the Likud candidate for mayor of Jerusalem, and the Likud must take care of the capital, and I have no doubt that Minister Elkin can fulfill this role in an official manner and advance the city's good," Hotovely said.