Party Sources Claim Winter's Withdrawal Would Have Hurt Right-Wing Bloc
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Sources from the "Am Ech Israel" party claim that if candidate Ofer Winter had withdrawn from the race, Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha would have passed the electoral threshold, adding four mandates to the left-wing bloc. The party also asserts that their votes were not wasted, as most did not come from coalition voters.
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- Party sources claim Ofer Winter's withdrawal would have benefited the left-wing bloc.
- Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha would have passed the electoral threshold, gaining 4 mandates.
- The party disputes claims that their votes were wasted.
- Most votes for "Am Ech Israel" did not come from coalition voters.
Sources within the "Am Ech Israel" party have stated that an initial analysis of exit poll data suggests that if Ofer Winter had decided to withdraw from the race, the electoral map would have certainly changed to the detriment of the right-wing bloc. According to these sources, such a withdrawal would have resulted in former chairman Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha surpassing the electoral threshold. This outcome would have added four additional mandates to the left-wing bloc.
The party also emphasized that the majority of votes cast for "Am Ech Israel" did not come from coalition voters, thus refuting claims that their votes were "wasted."
