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Democrats Chair Yair Golan Declines Reserved Spots for Einav Tsangoker on Party List
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Aug 6, 2026
What happened
Yair Golan, head of the Democrats party, decided not to reserve any Knesset list spots for Einav Tsangoker, mother of former captive Matan Tsangoker, following the party's July 20 primaries. This decision finalizes the party's candidate list for the upcoming elections.
- 01Yair Golan decided against reserving any Knesset list spots for Einav Tsangoker.
- 02The Democrats' primaries on July 20 saw 86% turnout with about 97,000 voters.
- 03Meretz secured three reserved spots at positions 6, 8, and 14 before the primaries.
- 04Golan leads the Democrats list, followed by Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv, and Efrat Rayten.
- 05Einav Tsangoker is active publicly after her son Matan's captivity and release.
- 06The party list was arranged with a gender zipper system alternating men and women.
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