Am Israel Party Admits Election Failure, Chairman Takes Responsibility
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
The Am Israel party has admitted to election failure after failing to pass the electoral threshold. Chairman Ofer Winter took personal responsibility for the mistakes made. Candidate the Journalist and candidate also accepted responsibility for her part in the failure. With 93% of votes counted, the party has only secured 1.61% of the vote, far below the 3.25% required.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Am Israel party chairman Ofer Winter admitted to election failure and took personal responsibility.
- The party is unlikely to pass the electoral threshold with only 1.61% of the vote counted.
- Candidate the Journalist and candidate also took full responsibility for the party's electoral failure.
- With 93% of votes counted, the party has no realistic chance of entering the Knesset.
- The party has garnered 78,377 votes, falling short of the 3.25% electoral threshold.
The Am Israel party, which currently appears unlikely to pass the electoral threshold for the next Knesset, has acknowledged its election "failure." Party Chairman Ofer Winter issued a statement admitting, "I made mistakes. The responsibility is mine." He thanked the party's activists and affirmed that the party would continue its activities, stating, "We are here. For a long and shared journey."
Journalist the Journalist and candidate, who was placed third on the Am Israel list, also posted a personal statement. "When you fail, you take responsibility. I failed and I take full responsibility," she wrote. The Journalist and candidate explained her motivation for joining politics, citing "unreasonable distortions" she observed, such as the country losing the Negev and Galilee regions, rewarding the wrong areas, discriminating between citizens, and forgetting the "good people who sustain it." She realized that her social concerns had become an existential threat, which led her to politics, but unfortunately, she was unsuccessful.
As of Wednesday, with 93% of the votes counted, the Am Israel party has no realistic chance of entering the next Knesset. The party has garnered 78,377 votes, representing 1.61% of the total votes cast. This is significantly below the 3.25% electoral threshold required for Knesset representation.
