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Labor chief said urged to merge with Meretz, prefers to join with Blue and White
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLabor-Gesher party leader Amir Peretz is under heavy pressure to negotiate a potential merger with the left-wing Meretz party, but Peretz objects to the idea, the Kan public broadcaster reports, citing sources within Labor.
Peretz associates are quoted as saying the center-left party would rather unite with the centrist Blue and White party, saying internal polls predicts such an alliance could win 40 Knesset seats.
Blue and White currently has 33 seats and Labor-Gesher has 6.
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