Coalition Official Blames Ofer Winter for Right-Wing Seat Losses
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
A senior coalition official criticized Ofer Winter, chairman of the Amcha Israel party, for his decision to run in the elections, claiming it cost the right-wing bloc significant Knesset seats. The official stated that Winter's party failed to pass the electoral threshold in all published polls. The official dismissed Winter's complaints about a negative campaign, asserting it helped reduce wasted votes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Coalition official blames Ofer Winter for right-wing seat losses in recent elections.
- Winter's Amcha Israel party failed to pass the electoral threshold in all polls.
- Official claims Winter's candidacy cost the right-wing bloc a decisive victory.
- Criticism of Winter's campaign allegedly reduced the number of wasted votes.
- Final election results have not yet been released.
A senior coalition official has criticized Ofer Winter, chairman of the Amcha Israel party, attributing potential losses for the right-wing bloc in the recent elections to Winter's decision to run. The official stated that if Winter had not insisted on competing, the right-wing would have secured a clear victory. "Ofer made a navigational error," the official remarked.
Speaking on Tuesday, the official expressed sharp criticism following the publication of election polls for the 26th Knesset. These polls indicated that Amcha Israel would not pass the electoral threshold, a result that the official believes harmed the right-wing's chances of forming a majority in the Knesset. "Given the significant discrepancies in the polls, we will await the final results, but according to all the polls, Winter lost many mandates for the right," the official said. "If Winter had not insisted on running, the right would have won decisively."
The official also dismissed Winter's claims of a campaign against his party, arguing that public criticism of his candidacy actually helped reduce the number of wasted votes. "Winter's claim about the campaign against him is ridiculous. From the start, he had no chance of passing the electoral threshold, and the campaign only reduced the number of burned votes," the official stated, concluding with the jab, "Ofer made a navigational error."
All published polls show Amcha Israel failing to pass the electoral threshold. However, the full, final results have not yet been released.
