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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
For Yamina, breaking up is apparently easy to do
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn hour after the exit polls are aired on TV, the Yamina alliance of right-wing parties breaks up.
Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett will remain together as leaders of New Right, while Rafi Peretz will lead the Jewish Home party, which will absorb Bezalel Smotrich’s National Union, according to a letter submitted to the Knesset.
The parties came together ahead of the election to run on a joint ticket and ensure that they all clear the 3.25% electoral threshold.
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