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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Haredi Public Party Leader Meets Smotrich Aide Amid Poll Woes

Motty Leitner, chairman of the Haredi Public Party, met with an aide to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to discuss Leitner's potential withdrawal from the Knesset race, as his party is not passing the electoral threshold in recent polls.

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  1. 01Haredi Public Party chairman Motty Leitner met with an aide to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
  2. 02The meeting discussed potential terms for Leitner's withdrawal from the Knesset election race.
  3. 03Leitner's party has recently failed to pass the electoral threshold in opinion polls.
  4. 04Leitner stated he would consider halting his campaign for "considerations" and would reply later.
  5. 05The Haredi Public Party denied the reports, calling them false and stating they will run until the end.

Leitner stated he would consider halting his campaign for certain "considerations" and would respond later. The Haredi Public Party denied the reports, stating they will run until the end and that the attributed statements are false.

Translated and summarized by baba from Srugim, the latest report. Read Srugim’s original

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