Both keep their Cabinet jobs, but their decision means only three Conservatives remain on the 10-member Cabinet.
Two arch-rebels lost their cabinet jobs.
They maintained their cabinet positions, however, perhaps a foretaste of the civilian governments to come.
Amongst Democrats, there were those who had to withdraw their cabinet nominations under embarrassing circumstances.
Most ministers retaining or improving their cabinet status enjoyed high profiles in the campaign.
His coalition government is stable and no one wants to lose their cabinet seat.
There is a trophy missing from their cabinet and they want it back.
They neutered their cabinet secretaries and appointed hacks to big jobs.
Their cabinet colleagues seem less persuaded and Israel's powerful military and intelligence establishment is against a strike.
But in the end neither could risk losing the support of their cabinet colleagues, and in the end both failed.
And while presidents could benefit from the collective wisdom of their cabinet, they would not be bound by it.
