Lapid asks for patience after being cut from 24 to 5 mandates in union with Bennett: 'We won on points'
Only together will we fix? In Likud they mocked the Yesh Atid chairman time after time and predicted his downfall. 'There is a reason why you get 5-4 mandates,' Prime Minister Netanyahu stung Lapid in…
Assessment
Lapid claims victory on points, but the arithmetic says otherwise. He fell from 24 to 5 mandates personally, and even combined with Bennett he only reaches 12 against Netanyahu's 53. Likud's taunts, including Netanyahu's jab about 4-5 seats and Karai's comment about 6, now look prophetic. The pressure on Lapid to deliver results or step aside will only grow.