| Such a government might be best, it might be the most stable, but it would not `reflect the will of a significant majority of the public`. Most Kadima voters did not want Likud in government (Livni asked for votes to "stop Bibi"); neither did most Likud voters necessarily want Kadima in government. They voted for their parties not for a coalition, and certainly not one with a party from the other "block". Even had all this not been the case, it still leaves those who voted for the other 65 mandates, those to the left of Kadima and right of Likud. These voted for neither of the "big" parties, nor did they express a wish for them to join in coalition. There is therefore a clear majority against such a coalition, not for it as Ze`ev Segal writes. But Israel`s electoral system dictates a coalition government of either one "block" or somewhere around the centre. ie. Israeli coalition governments are not supported by a majority, rather they are opposed by a minority. |
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