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Ben Gvir Rejects Vote-Sharing Deal With Ofer Winter, Calls Him 'Bennett 2'
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declared Tuesday that his Otzma Yehudit party will not sign a surplus-vote agreement with Ofer Winter's People of Israel party ahead of the October 27 election. Ben Gvir compared Winter to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, whom he accused of betraying the right.
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What happened
- 01Itamar Ben Gvir's Otzma Yehudit will not sign a surplus-vote deal with Ofer Winter's People of Israel party.
- 02Ben Gvir compared Ofer Winter to former PM Naftali Bennett, calling him 'Bennett 2'.
- 03Winter's party accused Ben Gvir of "throwing away votes" and engaging in "gimmicks."
- 04Winter has conditioned joining a Netanyahu government on universal military service legislation.
- 05Otzma Yehudit polls at six seats; People of Israel is near the electoral threshold.
- 06Parties must finalize surplus-vote agreements by October 16.
Winter's party criticized Ben Gvir for "throwing away votes" and engaging in "gimmicks." Projections show Netanyahu's bloc falling short of a majority, with parties needing to finalize agreements by October 16.
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