Netanyahu pushes small right-wing parties to quit election race
Election
Originally published by Citizen Digital — Read the original article →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing small right-wing parties to withdraw from next week’s tight election over fears they could siphon off votes.
Ahead of the October 27 election, races show Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc neck and neck with that of his main centre-right rival Gadi Eisenkot.
The main target of Netanyahu’s push has been Ofer Winter, founder of the new far-right Amcha Israel party, which is polling around the 3.25 percent electoral threshold needed to enter parliament.
