MK Nir Barkat of the Likud is not hiding his ambitions if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government.
"If the Prime Minister decides to step down, then I will certainly run for prime minister and I will win," Barkat said in an interview with Yoav Limor during a conference held in Eilat.
He called on the Yamina and New Hope parties to join a Likud-led government.
"I call on Gideon Sa'ar and [Naftali] Bennett: Put the personal issues aside. It is in your hands. There is an opportunity here for a stable and large government headed by Netanyahu, to form a strong coalition and move forward."