President Izhak Ben-Zvi quietly but determinedly pursued today his efforts to end the governmental crisis in Israel and avoid the holding of new general elections. The President concluded today his second round of consultations with the heads of the political parties and had his customary weekly lunch with Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion.
Mr. Ben-Zvi is now expected to invite the Mapai party leadership in and ask them to propose a candidate for the premiership. If, as expected, Mapai names Mr. Ben-Gurion, the President will invite Mr. Ben-Gurion to form a new Government and if Mr. Ben-Gurion declines, will ask him to suggest an alternative from Mapai. Political leaders who conferred with Mr. Ben-Zvi came away with the impression that if Mr. Ben-Gurion could not form a new Government, the President would take the initiative in reconstituting the old coalition by actively seeking another Premier from Mapai ranks.
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