After the 1984 elections had proved inconclusive with neither the Alignment nor Likud able to form a government, a national unity government was formed with a rotating prime ministership – Shimon Peres took the first two years, and was replaced by Shamir midway through the Knesset term.
Setelah pemilu 1984 terbukti tidak meyakinkan dengan baik Penjajaran Likud maupun mampu membentuk pemerintah, pemerintah persatuan nasional dibentuk dengan ministership prima berputar - Shimon Peres mengambil dua tahun pertama, dan digantikan oleh Shamir tengah melalui istilah Knesset.