Netanyahu Courts Right-Wing Voters as Elections Loom
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is shifting his election strategy five days before the vote, focusing on consolidating right-wing support by targeting voters of smaller parties. Netanyahu aims to maximize his bloc's votes, potentially considering a unity government that could exclude figures like Itamar Ben-Gvir. He and Bezalel Smotrich are criticizing smaller party leaders, warning voters against splitting the right-wing vote and urging them to support parties likely to enter the Knesset.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his election strategy to court right-wing voters with five days left until elections.
- Netanyahu's primary goal is to remain prime minister, potentially by forming a unity government excluding Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- The strategy shift involves targeting voters of smaller right-wing parties, urging them to support Likud or other major bloc parties.
- Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich are criticizing smaller party leaders, warning of a split vote jeopardizing a right-wing majority.
- The campaign aims to prevent a repeat of the 1992 election, where divided right-wing votes led to a loss of power.
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