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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Friday, July 15, 2022
Meretz minister Zandberg announces break from politics
Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg attends a discussion regarding violence in Arab society on May 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg says she will be taking a break from political life and not running in the next election.
Zandberg, a lawmaker from Meretz who previously headed the party, says she is taking a break in order to “make room for others.”
Current Meretz chief Nitzan Horowitz announced recently that he will not run for reelection as the party head in its leadership primary but will work to remain an MK. Currently, the only candidate for the Meretz primary is MK Yair Golan.
