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Likud candidate wins special race for Netanya mayoralty after longtime mayor’s death
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Avi Slama celebrates after being declared the winner of the Netanya mayoral race, at his campaign headquarters in the coastal city, January 20, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
Avi Slama has been elected as the new mayor of Netanya, winning the special race to fill the post after the coastal city’s longtime mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar died in November.
Acting Mayor Tali Mulner finishes second in voting but well behind Salma, who received over two thirds of the ballots cast.
Slama, a member of the ruling Likud party, was endorsed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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