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Ben-Gvir Refuses Surplus-Vote Deal, Leaving His Party Alone
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Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir will not sign a surplus-vote agreement with Ofer Winter's party, leaving his bloc without the deal. Ben-Gvir accused Winter of being "Bennett 2.0," while Winter's party criticized Ben-Gvir for wasting votes. Likud has also been campaigning against Winter's party to prevent it from crossing the electoral threshold. Surplus-vote agreements are designed to maximize seat allocation by pooling leftover votes.
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- Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit will not sign a surplus-vote agreement with Ofer Winter's party.
- Ben-Gvir accused Winter of being "Bennett 2.0," while Winter's party criticized Ben-Gvir for wasting votes.
- Likud is actively campaigning against Winter's party to prevent it from crossing the electoral threshold.
- Surplus-vote agreements help parties maximize seat allocation by pooling leftover votes.
- Several other parties, including Likud and the ultra-Orthodox factions, have already signed such agreements.
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