Your political environment may well differ from that in Israel, where the prime minister-elect forms a cabinet with representatives of various parties. All of those people opposed him the previous day, and before those elections. Yet, the fledgling prime minister needs delegates from those other parties in order to be able to create a stable government.
However, you would do well to keep in mind that we're discussing the Middle East. The term "stable" is used rather loosely. Think of "stable" as a place to house animals.
As a result, that prime minister is in an interesting position. He was elected because he represents a particular viewpoint. However, he creates a government with selected people who represent different views. The more members of the opposition that he needs in order to be able to create a cabinet, the more he will have to deal with opposing cabinet positions.
Our nascent government thus faces an interesting situation under difficult circumstances:
It's amazing that anything gets accomplished under those circumstances.
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