JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Yesh Atid and Hosen L’Yisrael parties on Thursday announced plans to contest upcoming elections slated for April on a joint list, according to local media reports.<br>
The list is expected to be led by former army chief Benny Gantz (Hosen L’Yisrael); former Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Hosen L’Yisrael); and former army chief Gabi Ashkenazi.
“Out of a spirit of national responsibility, we have decided to form a united list that will become Israel's new ruling party,” Gantz, Lapid and Ya'alon said in a joint statement issued Thursday.
If their list succeeds at the polls, Gantz would serve as prime minister until late 2021 while Ya'alon would be given the defense portfolio, according to The Jerusalem post.
Afterwards, the newspaper surmised, Lapid would assume the premiership while Gantz would take on the role of defense minister.
