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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Netanyahu Struggles to Prevent Opposition Alliance Threatening Likud Vote Share

Likud fears a new alliance between Ofer Winter and Yosef Hadad could split the right-wing vote ahead of elections. Netanyahu is urged to reserve list spots for Hadad to weaken this coalition and protect the bloc's Knesset seats.

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Netanyahu Struggles to Prevent Opposition Alliance Threatening Likud Vote Share
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What happened

  1. 01Likud worries Winter-Hadad alliance will strengthen a new party and reduce right-wing votes.
  2. 02Netanyahu faces pressure to reserve safe list spots for Hadad to block the alliance.
  3. 03Winter and Hadad negotiate a full merger, with Hadad demanding top-ten list positions.
  4. 04Crossing the electoral threshold would make it hard to convince Winter to withdraw.
  5. 05Multiple right-wing lists risk splitting votes and losing Knesset seats.
  6. 06Netanyahu may use reserved slots to support Smotrich and counter the new alliance.
Translated and summarized by baba from Maariv, the latest report. Read Maariv’s original

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