"For me, elections are the best as we'll gain, but the national interest comes first."

MK Bezalel Smotrich, the head of the Religious Zionism party, still has hopes that elections can be averted and an alternative government be formed from among the members of the current Knesset.

In an interview on Radio 103FM, Smotrich said that he had "not despaired of the possibility of fulfilling the will of the majority of the people and establishing a nationalist government within the current Knesset."

Smotrich noted that, "On a personal level, elections are actually the best option for me, as we will gain a significant number of seats [as repeated polls have indicated]. However, I am absolutely not willing to put my own interests before the national interest. I have a responsibility to serve the State of Israel."

Source: INN