Labor party leader Ehud Barak has called for an emergency government amid reports that the Israeli party might join Livni's coalition. "At this time Israel needs a national emergency government, not as a slogan but as a real national requirement," Ynet quoted Barak as saying on Tuesday.
Citing senior sources in Labor, Army Radio reported that the party was "on the way to" joining a new coalition led by Kadima's head Tzipi Livni. The Labor party chairman has also said he would not hesitate to call for snap elections if political factions could not reach an agreement. "We will do everything to try and form a stable, functioning government. If we manage to reach true companionship this is what we'll do. If it doesn't work out, we have no fear of general elections," he added.
Barak has received a commitment from Foreign Minister Livni that she would form a stable coalition for more than just a few months and that any decision on a date for a general election would be coordinated between Labor and Kadima. Livni has 42 days to form a new government and replace Ehud Olmert as prime minister. She needs both of the current coalition parties Labor and Shas to sign up for her new government |