Prime Minister-elect Sharon met with Shas party head MK Eli Yeshai today, and also began meeting with the Likud’s other 18 MKs this afternoon. Limor Livnat is said to be interested in the Ministry of Education, Ruby Rivlin - Justice, and Silvan Shalom and Meir Shetreet in Foreign Affairs and Finance. Livnat said that Sharon had not yet promised anything to anyone, \"but I can assure you that it will not be like the previous government. Here, everyone will receive portfolios in keeping with their talents and interests.\"
MK Amir Peretz, head of the 2-seat Am Echad party, says that Sharon invited him last night to join a unity government, and that he will do so if the government pledges to pass a series of social laws. Peretz said that Labor members have pressured him not to join Sharon’s government, in order to form a block against its formation.
MK Amir Peretz, head of the 2-seat Am Echad party, says that Sharon invited him last night to join a unity government, and that he will do so if the government pledges to pass a series of social laws. Peretz said that Labor members have pressured him not to join Sharon’s government, in order to form a block against its formation.