Horowitz and Zandberg concluded: There will be no primaries in Meretz

The party conference will convene next week to confirm the continuation of the current chairman and the freeze of the list as it faced in the previous election, after the two concluded that the party's best interest is to avoid costly and unnecessary elections, in the background of calls for unification of left-wing parties and question marks on the continuation of the Democratic camp.

Horowitz and Zandberg concluded: There will be no primaries in Meretz

In the background of calls for unification of left-wing parties and the question marks on the continuation of the Democratic camp, the Meretz conference will meet on Sunday to confirm Nitzan Horowitz's tenure as chairman of the next election and to freeze the Meretz list as contested in the previous elections. The party leader and the list, but in recent days Horowitz has been in contact with MK Tamar Zandberg, the former party chairman, who contemplated facing him, and the two agreed that the good of the party must avoid costly and unnecessary elections.

Later, after approval of the list at the conference, Meretz representatives will begin negotiations with MK Shapiro Shapir of the Green Party and MK Yair Golan, Democratic Israel Democrat of Ehud Barak, to continue the joint run in the Democratic camp. This is at the same time as pressure on the left to unite the Democratic camp and the Labor party for a joint run in the next election, with both parties close today according to polling percentage.

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Agreed that the good of the party must avoid costly and unnecessary elections. Zandberg and Horowitz (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Primaries in March - Tamar Zandberg and Nitzan Horowitz (Photo: Reuven Castro)

However, Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz is at present opposed to joining Meretz or the Democratic camp, declaring that Labor-Bridge will run as an independent party. "Our connection has increased the bloc, and this time we will act responsibly when this is the only consideration," Peretz said. . ”We are committed to a clean election campaign without disqualifications and boycotts of audiences and populations. Connecting to another party is not on the agenda right now. "

Bridge chairman Orly Levi-Abaxis reinforced her colleague's comments, adding that "we will continue to be the leading social force in Israel. This time, too, we will put the social issues at the center of the agenda. We will talk about the collapsing health system, free quality education from scratch and we will ensure that a young couple buys an apartment in Leasing and raises the minimum wage. "

In the background, Dill Smutrich-Shaked: The Jewish House Against Primaries in Religious Zionism

Continue together. Levi-Abaxis and Peretz, yesterday (Photo: Labor-Bridge spokeswoman)

The Labor Bridge announced today (Sunday, December 15) that they will run together in the upcoming election campaign. (Photo: Bridges Labor spokeswoman, official website)