According to sources, PM Netanyahu offers Yesh Atid chairman foreign or finance cabinet posts. Analysts believe Lapid is in fact keener on Ministry of Construction & Housing or the Ministry of the Interior portfolios
Ynet reporters
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid a choice between the foreign affairs or finance portfolios, sources close to the two said.
The two met at the prime minister’s residence on Thursday away from the public eye in a meeting that kicked off the coalition negotiations.
In a post on his Facebook page, Lapid said in response: “What’s happening now is neither a coalition negotiation nor the beginning of one. What’s most important is patience.”
He further added, “I didn’t come for a (ministry) seat, because I already have one.”
Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth correspondents Yuval Karni, Tzvika Brot and Itamar Eichner
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