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Ultra-Orthodox Parties Continue Merger Talks Ahead of Election Deadline
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By אברהם פריינד
First reported by Channel 13 · 2 days ago
What happened
Ultra-Orthodox parties Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael are holding their third negotiation meeting this week to finalize a joint electoral list before the upcoming election deadline. The parties aim to resolve disagreements over list composition and position allocation to maximize their political power.
- 01Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael are negotiating a joint election list.
- 02This is their third negotiation meeting this week.
- 03The deadline for list submission is one week away.
- 04They aim to agree on list composition and position allocation.
- 05A joint list is intended to maximize ultra-Orthodox political power.
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