If the government were to fall and new elections held, there are strong indications that the winner might be Binyamin Netanyahu, of the right-wing Likud, which was decimated in the 2006 elections, but is now patiently waiting in the wings. Many who want Olmert to go would still not welcome a Netanyahu comeback, which may also explain what appears to be an indirect endorsement of Olmert by the United States.
实际上，奥尔默特软弱而又饱受垢病的政府可能还是可以存活下来。如果政府倒台，举行新的选举，获胜者很有可能是右翼利库德集团的内塔尼亚胡。该党在2006年的选举中一败涂地，但是现在却耐心等待时机。许多想要奥尔默特下台的人还是不会欢迎内塔尼亚胡卷土重来，这也就是为何美国间接地支持奥尔默特的原因了。