The Religious Zionism party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, published the full results of its internal primaries Sunday evening. The list includes MKs Simcha Rothman and Zvi Sukkot, with Sukkot securing the fourth slot by a single vote over MK Ohad Tal, according to the party. Smotrich said the list, together with additional candidates to be added, will bring victory in the upcoming elections.
The Religious Zionism party on Sunday evening published the full results of its internal primaries, revealing that MK Zvi Sukkot secured the fourth slot on the list by a single vote over MK Ohad Tal. The update clarifies the margin of the closest contest in the party's primary, which had been announced earlier in the evening.
At 20:50 Jerusalem, the party had confirmed the top three primary candidates: Orit Strock first, MK Simcha Rothman second, and Zvi Sukkot third. The full 11-candidate list was also released at that time, but the one-vote margin between Sukkot and Tal was not specified until this update. The party leader, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, leads the list, followed by Strock, Rothman, and Sukkot, with Tal in fifth place.
The party had previously announced its candidate slate for the primaries on July 23, as The Zioneer reported. The primaries were held to determine the order of candidates for the upcoming Knesset elections. The party stated that additional candidates, including Zvika Mor, will be added to the list in the coming days.
The final Knesset list will be submitted to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the next election. No further details on the timing of the election have been released.
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