Blue and White

…Israel Resilience Party to form Blue and White, a list that included a powerhouse of well-known figures from Israel’s defense establishment. According to the alliance agreement, the post of prime minister would rotate between Gantz and Lapid. While Blue and White tied Netanyahu’s Likud with 35 seats, no coalition could…

…and its main challenger, the Blue and White list, which would be the only possible coalition that would not depend on the support of either the religious right or of Palestinian citizens of Israel. When no such government could be formed, a new election was held in March 2020, and…

…Likud list and the rival Blue and White list, the two largest parties. No such arrangement was made, however, and again no government could be formed. A third election, held in March 2020, occurred against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which lead Likud and Blue and White to…