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Monday, July 29, 2019
After marathon negotiations, religious right-wing parties announce merger
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleReligious right-wing parties announce that they will merge into a single electoral slate in the upcoming September elections, with New Right’s Ayelet Shaked leading the party.
New Right and the Union of Right-Wing Parties say they will hold coalition negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the goal of forming a right-wing government led by him — a URWP demand reportedly pushed by Netanyahu himself.
They will demand that candidates from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, which are not part of the merger, will get a reserved spot on the ruling Likud party slate.
1. Ayelet Shaked (New Right)
2. Rafi Peretz (Jewish Home)
3. Bezalel Smotrich (National Union)
4. Naftali Bennett (New Right)
5. Moti Yogev (Jewish Home)
6. Ofir Sofer (National Union)
7. Matan Kahana (New Right)
8. Idit Silman (Jewish Home)
9. Roni Sassover (New Right)
10. Orit Strock (National Union)
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