In an interview with Channel 13, Yisrael Beytenu head and kingmaker Avigdor Liberman said that 'we need a unity government to succeed in promoting dramatic decisions in the fields of security and the economy.' A large part of both Blue and White and Likud think that such a government should be established.' The comments by Liberman come days before the December 11 deadline expires on establishing a functional government, which will plunge Israel into a unprecendented third election with one year.