Netanyahu Develops Strategy to Counter Small Right-Wing Parties Threatening Vote Splitting
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First reported by Now 14 · 5 hours ago
What happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is crafting a strategy to prevent vote splitting by eight small right-wing parties that risk falling below the electoral threshold ahead of the September 18 election list deadline. He plans to attack Ofer Winter politically, ignore Gilad Erdan, and dissuade other minor party leaders from running without concessions. Meanwhile, former MK Roy Folkman is joining former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot's political list to bolster its parliamentary experience.
- 01Eight small right-wing parties risk failing the electoral threshold and wasting votes ahead of September 18.
- 02Netanyahu urges voters not to support these minor parties to avoid splitting the right-wing vote.
- 03He plans to politically attack Ofer Winter and largely ignore Gilad Erdan.
- 04Netanyahu seeks to prevent Moshe Feiglin and Avi Maoz from running without compensation or Knesset spots.
- 05Former MK Roy Folkman is joining Gadi Eisenkot's list to add parliamentary experience.
- 06Eisenkot must reveal about 30 candidates by the September 18 deadline, currently having announced 15.
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