Likud Allies with Smotrich, Leaving Ben-Gvir's Party Without a Deal
The Likud party has signed a surplus vote agreement with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism list, excluding Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party. This leaves Ben-Gvir scrambling to find a partner before the October 16 deadline, as other major parties have already formed alliances. The exclusion is seen by Jewish Power as an attempt to weaken them, while Likud cites political concerns.
“The Likud refused to sign a surplus agreement with Otzma Yehudit as part of an attempt to diminish Otzma Yehudit and keep Ben-Gvir out of the unity government.”
per Otzma Yehudit
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