MK Shafir to Walla Studio! NEWS: "Gantz must intervene in leftist union"

Against the backdrop of negotiations on continuing the partnership, the Knesset-led Knesset member blames Meretz for "dismantling the Democratic camp" and calling on the blue-and-white chairman to intervene, "so that not even half the mandate falls below the blockade." It expresses optimism that will be consolidated until the lists are closed

MK Shafir to Walla Studio! NEWS: "Gantz must intervene in leftist union"

One and a half weeks to close the lists, MK Autumn Shapir (the Green Party / Democratic Camp) calls on Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz to "intervene massively" in what is happening in the left-wing parties to avoid losing votes below the block. Interview for Walla Studio! NEWS Shapir criticized Blue and White, saying that the responsibility for the unions is also on their shoulders. "Netanyahu hangs a second picture of Baruch Goldstein in the living room to bring partners from the Kahanist right," she said. "There can be no one who leads the camp and needs the camp support to be the prime minister, which we obviously recommended, do not intervene on this issue in the deepest possible way."

According to Shapir, "in blue and white, you have to understand - they get a lot of trust from the center-left public, but in order to have a camp and they can form a government and not be drawn into the government, they must not fall even half the mandate." Shapir refused to elaborate on the practical level of what white and blue should do and was content with the reply that "anything that will bring unions within the camp". However, she did not rule out the possibility that she, who is headed by the Green Party, would like to run in blue and white as part of a technical block.

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In light of the political struggle in recent weeks in the Democratic camp and the efforts to consolidate Meretz and the Labor Party, Shafir's political future is unclear at this stage, in light of stagnation in negotiations between Meretz and Meretz over the continued partnership in the framework. "Meretz, right now, has dismantled the Democratic camp and entered into a series of negotiating steps with all sorts of factors, so the Democratic camp does not currently exist," she said, but expressed optimism that by closing the lists next week, "We will see the camp. The Democratic is returning to a unified and orderly state as we ran in the previous elections, because that is the obvious thing to do because that is what our public is asking us to do. "

According to her, "the left-wing parties have excelled many times in disintegrating and dispersing in internal quarrels, instead of uniting and going to battle for our future together, which is what our public would like."

"I behaved like a responsible adult"

Meretz is interested in re-discussing Shafir, who was placed in the previous election in the 2nd place in the Democratic camp, on the list in the next election, while the number 3 on the list, Yair Golan, will probably freeze in the same place. Shapir rejected the claims and criticisms of senior party officials about her conduct and alleged excessive demands that she raised in the negotiations. "The fact is that in Meretz they decided not to edit primaries, they thought it was wrong to change their positions on the list, and the truth is that they are right. That is the situation right now in the country. There is no reason to make changes to the list. The same thing that Meretz decided is also true of the democratic camp. Changes? Because 'someone' thinks he should talk about someone else's place? What are the reasons for that? '

However, she refrained from naming the Meretz officials and also avoided direct criticism of Meretz chairman Nitzan Horowitz. I presented my proposals in a transparent and open way, "she said, referring to a public proposal made this week to Horowitz where she will give up second place in favor of Arab representation on the list and armor for MK Issawi Freij.

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Meretz claims that even in the Labor Party, its former party, veto benign candidates if a merger with Meretz would be achieved. She also rejected these claims. "So far, as a young Knesset member, I have acted as the responsible adult of the camp: I have led the union, paid and paid a political price for the union, I would not have asked all these questions, had I not given up my job in the Labor Party and consolidated the Democratic camp and today I should To deal with this unpleasant situation, "said Shafir. "I call my friends we have to stop with the internal struggle and this mess until the lists are closed. It's a waste of time. There are choices, they have to be managed together. Of course, everyone has to unite, and that also means blue and white. Of course, everyone needs unification on the left. "Fall below the blocking percentage, so come on, let's just roll up their sleeves and start doing them."

Do you consider that if you can become independent practitioners you will not pass the blockage and waste votes to the bloc? Do you run to the end?

"The same question you can ask Meretz. Right now, in every possible survey, they are below the blocking percentage."

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