The newly-formed alliance between his opponents only came together after four inconclusive elections in less than two years.
But even if he becomes prime minister himself, Bennett will be far more limited in what he can do, given that his power rests on the support of so many other parties of dramatically different ideologies from his.
"Any major decision will need to pass Lapid's veto right," Zalzberg said. "Lapid is publicly supportive of a two-state solution, and publicly opposed to any form of annexation, so from that point of view Lapid's party is also considerably larger than Bennett's and there are other left-leaning parties in the coalition … so Bennett's ideology will face significant coalition restraints.
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