The Minister for Regional Cooperation Tzachi Hanegbi spoke at South Sharon Municipality event. He said that adding Bennett as the Minister of Defense was done to "prevent the falling apart of the bloc." He is referring to the 55 MKs (Member of Knesset) of Likud, the right wing parties and haredi parties that make up a bloc who are trying to make up the bulk of the coalition to return Netanyahu as PM.
"The appointment is a political appointment as any attempt to keep coalition as large as possible always is. Of course we wish to keep the support of 55 MKs and to prevent any moving to support the Blue and White party."
Hanegbi, when asked about the post Netanyahu days, "when those days arrive I will put myself forward as leader and I believe my chances are good."