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Barkat vows to succeed Netanyahu

Former Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat promised on Wednesday to be the successor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Speaking at a conference of the Association of Municipal Corporations Conference at the Herod's Hotel in Eilat, Barkat called on Yamina leader Naftali Bennett and New Hope head Gideon Sa'ar to join a Netanyahu-led government. But he also spoke about the future of his Likud party if Netanyahu does not form a government by the May 4 deadline.
"If the prime minister decides to resign [from the chairmanship of Likud], I will of course enter the race for prime minister and I will win," Barkat said.