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Benny Gantz and Ayelet Shaked Advance Talks for Joint Election Run
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 hour ago
What happened
Benny Gantz and Ayelet Shaked are negotiating a joint election run with Gantz leading the list and Shaked securing the first ministerial pick, amid wider efforts to unify the center-right bloc to pass the electoral threshold.
- 01Benny Gantz and Ayelet Shaked are negotiating a joint run in upcoming elections.
- 02Gantz would head the list; Shaked would get first ministerial role choice.
- 03Shaked seeks significant political influence; Gantz insists on leading the list.
- 04Center-right bloc expects further party mergers to clear the electoral threshold.
- 05Multiple small parties risk vote splitting and election failure.
- 06Broader unification is seen as essential before finalizing candidate lists.
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