Defying Netanyahu pressure to merge, Winter submits People of Israel's list ahead of 2026 election
The decision to submit a final party list closes the door on a rumored merger with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party (RZP) that Netanyahu had been pushing.
Ofer Winter, the chairman of the People of Israel party, announced Monday his party's complete list and closed the door to a rumored merger with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party (RZP).
The decision defied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is pushing aligned parties to merge to avoid losing votes from the right wing if they fail to cross the electoral threshold.
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