Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met
with President Shimon Peres Monday
and asked him to facilitate the formation of a national unity government which would include the Labor and
Kadima parties.
Likud source
said that the coalition talks between the party and Kadima were
at an impasse, due to fundamental disagreements about the government's core policies and the rotation in premiership.
Earlier Monday, Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni said
that her party's stance in the negotiations has remained unchanged, adding that if she "thought there was a genuine wish to form a real unity government I would explore the matter wholeheartedly."
Labor Chairman Ehud Barak also
met with Netanyahu - to no avail, according to Labor sources.
According to his presidential mandate,
Netanyahu has to present Peres with the outline of a coalition by Sunday, or ask for a 14-day extension. The Likud chair has yet to apply for additional time.
_a.jpg "Netanyahu and Peres Photo: Moshe Milner, GPO")
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