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Bauer and Izankot to Run Separately After Polls Show No Joint Benefit
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By ירון אברהם
First reported by Hamal · 7 hours ago
What happened
Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot have decided to run in separate political lists for the upcoming elections after polls indicated a joint run would not benefit their electoral strength. Despite the decision, a last-minute change is still possible before candidate lists are finalized.
- 01Bennett and Eisenkot will run separately in elections.
- 02Polls showed a joint run would not increase their power.
- 03A joint run might cause voters to shift to Netanyahu's bloc.
- 04Both leaders were willing to compromise for a union.
- 05A last-minute change is still possible before list finalization.
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