Representatives of Bennett and Lapid's Together party submitted their candidate list for the next Knesset on Monday, requesting the ballot designation letters B or 'Rak', and thereby ending any possibility of a joint run with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party.
The Together party, led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, submitted its candidate list for the 26th Knesset on Monday, requesting the ballot designation letters B or 'Rak'. The submission, reported by Yediot Aharonot, confirms that the party will run independently, ending any remaining prospect of a joint ticket with former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party.
The move follows the separate list submissions earlier in the day. As The Zioneer reported at 14:56, both Bennett and Eisenkot filed separate slates, effectively closing the door on merger negotiations that had been speculated for weeks. The specific ballot request—either the letter B or the word 'Rak' (only)—was not previously reported.
The Together party was formed earlier this year as a centrist union between Bennett's New Hope and Lapid's Yesh Atid, but has seen declining poll numbers amid a crowded opposition field. The closure of a union with Eisenkot, who has surged to the top of opposition polls, further fragments the centrist bloc heading into elections.
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