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Unity Party's Edelstein Confirms Impending Merger with Gantz's Blue and White
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First reported by Srugim · 2 hours ago
What happened
Yuli Edelstein of the Unity Party confirmed a likely merger with Benny Gantz's Blue and White party before the electoral list deadline. Both parties are aiming to form a broad Zionist government, though negotiations on leadership and potential internal disagreements remain.
- 01Unity Party's Yuli Edelstein confirms impending merger with Blue and White.
- 02The deadline for submitting electoral lists is less than a week away.
- 03Both parties aim to form a broad Zionist government.
- 04Leadership of a potential merged party is subject to negotiation.
- 05Recent polls suggest a merged party may still face challenges.
- 06Blue and White confirms Gantz is pursuing cross-bloc government formation.
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