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Saar and Bennett sign surplus agreement Israel today

2021-01-04T14:13:54.040Z


| political "New Hope" chairman Gideon Saar and "Right" chairman Naftali Bennett signed a surplus agreement ahead of the election • At the same time: Contacts for unification between the right and the Jewish home Gideon Saar and Naftali Bennett Photography:  Oren Ben Hakon Connection signals to come? The "Right" and "New Hope" parties, led by Naftali Bennett and Gideon Saar, announced today (Monday) that


"New Hope" chairman Gideon Saar and "Right" chairman Naftali Bennett signed a surplus agreement ahead of the election • At the same time: Contacts for unification between the right and the Jewish home

  • Gideon Saar and Naftali Bennett

    Photography: 

    Oren Ben Hakon

Connection signals to come?

The "Right" and "New Hope" parties, led by Naftali Bennett and Gideon Saar, announced today (Monday) that they have signed a surplus agreement in the upcoming elections.  

This means that the total number of votes for the two parties will be considered together to determine the number of seats allocated to them in the Knesset, when after determining the number of seats they will be divided according to their relative size.

The purpose of a surplus agreement is usually to prevent waste of votes and "throwing ballots in the trash," which do not converge into a full mandate. 

The parties have announced the signing of the surplus agreement, but no reference has yet been made by the party leaders to the move.

It should be noted that earlier today the Jewish Home Party, led by Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Rabbi Rafi Peretz, announced that it was negotiating with the right in favor of a joint run in the upcoming elections.

"We are negotiating with the right to run together and restore unity to religious Zionism," the party said.

"Talks with Naftali Bennett are taking place in a good spirit, with the intention of uniting the ranks and working for the people of Israel, the Land of Israel and the Torah of Israel as in the past. We hope to close with Bennett soon."

According to media reports, Rabbi Peretz is considering retiring from political life.

In News 12 and News 13 polls published last week, Yemina won 12 seats in both - but the Jewish House did not pass the blocking percentage in either. 

Source: israelhayom

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