Religious Zionism Party Holds Primaries with 10 Candidates for Knesset List
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The Religious Zionism party will hold primaries on Sunday with ten candidates competing for spots on the 26th Knesset list, including current MKs and Minister Orit Strook. Recent polls show the party at four to five seats, reflecting a tense political climate.
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- Religious Zionism party holds primaries Sunday with ten candidates for Knesset list.
- List includes current MKs Michal Waldiger, Ohad Tal, Tzvi Sukkot, Simcha Rothman, and Minister Orit Strook.
- Other candidates include Yesha Council CEO Omer Rahamim and Petah Tikva deputy mayor Tzvika Vishnegrad.
- Primaries occur amid sensitive political timing and fluctuating poll numbers.
- Recent polls show the party at four to five Knesset seats, with one poll at four seats.
The Religious Zionism party has announced its final list of ten candidates competing in the upcoming primaries for the 26th Knesset elections. The internal party elections are scheduled for Sunday, the 12th of Av. The candidate list, published alphabetically, includes current Knesset members Michal Waldiger, Ohad Tal, Tzvi Sukkot, and Simcha Rothman, alongside Minister of Settlement and National Heritage Orit Strook.
Other notable candidates are Omer Rahamim, CEO of the Yesha Council; Tzvika Vishnegrad, a lawyer and deputy mayor of Petah Tikva; and Natan Zauberman, CEO of the Tikva program for young French immigrants and a startup entrepreneur. The list also features Rabbi Shmuel Sasson, head of the Hader nucleus in Haifa, and attorney Eitan Tam, deputy mayor of Rosh HaAyin.
These primaries come at a sensitive time politically, as recent polls show the Religious Zionism party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, hovering between four and five Knesset seats. A recent Midgam poll placed the party at just four seats, highlighting the competitive and uncertain political landscape ahead of the elections.
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