Yesh Atid Unveils Knesset List Ahead of Merger
Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid released his party's slate of candidates for the upcoming Knesset elections on Saturday. The list is set to merge with Naftali Bennett's "Bayit Yehudi" party to form a single electoral bloc. Current polls indicate the combined party would garner between 14 and 16 seats, suggesting that many of Lapid's candidates are not positioned in realistically winnable spots on the list.
The publication of the list follows a wave of departures from the Yesh Atid party. Among the notable figures who have announced their retirement from politics or their move to other parties are former ministers Karin Elharrar and Meir Cohen, former Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy, and other current lawmakers. These departures are occurring against the backdrop of the planned merger with "Bayit Yehudi," which is expected to include candidates from Bennett's party on the joint list.
The top candidates on Lapid's list for the next Knesset are: 1. Yair Lapid, 2. Merav Ben Ari, 3. Noam Tibon, 4. Merav Cohen, 5. Ram Ben Barak, 6. Naor Shiri, 7. Vladimir Beliak, 8. Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu, 9. Yasmin Sax-Friedman, 10. Neta Attias, 11. Moshe "Kinley" Tur Paz, 12. Simone Davidson, 13. Shelly Tal Miron, 14. Roni Malkai, and 15. Mati Harcavi.
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