Otzma Yehudit Party Responds to Likud-Religious Zionism Surplus Agreement
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Otzma Yehudit criticizes Likud for refusing surplus vote agreement.
- Party claims Likud aims to weaken Otzma Yehudit and exclude Ben-Gvir.
- A surplus vote agreement prevents wasted votes after initial seat allocation.
The Otzma Yehudit party, led by Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, issued a statement Tuesday reacting to the surplus vote agreement signed between the Likud and the Religious Zionism parties. The party expressed regret that the Likud refused to sign a similar agreement with Otzma Yehudit. Otzma Yehudit cited remarks made by former Labor MK and Likud candidate Eli Goldschmidt as evidence of this strategy.
A surplus vote agreement is a technical arrangement made between parties before an election to ensure that valid votes are not wasted after the initial distribution of Knesset seats.
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