Sharon looks like he is prepared to pick up his marbles and go elsewhere if he loses. What a baby.
You really don't understand Israeli politics, do you? The Prime Minister is VERY popular in the nation as a whole. He led a small party which he brought into the Likud coalition. He is perfectly able to lead it out again. It is Netanyahu, a two time loser in recent elections, who is trying to change the rules and advance an election, and in the process is destroying anything that remains of unity in Likud.