The Bet
Posted: February 17th, 2009 | Author: noam | Filed under: elections, In the News | Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, elections, Kadima, Likud, Tzipi Livni | 1 Comment »I just placed a bet against two friends – one is a political reporter, the other a PR man and a campaigner in the last elections – on the outcome of the political negotiations.
The campaigner said we would end up with a “national unity government” (Likud and Kadima together), with Netanyahu as PM.
I bet on a Right-Orthodox coalition, without Kadima (Netanyahu as PM).
The reporter said we are heading for a “rotation government”: Netanyahu as PM in the first two years, and Livni in the last two.
Who will drink for free?
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