38 Party Lists Submitted for the 26th Knesset Elections

Who Is Participating

The lists submitted include Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit, Ra’am, The Democrats, Blue and White, the Joint List, and the alliance “Religious Zionism and Zehut.” New alliances were also submitted: “Beyachad,” led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid; “Yashar!” led by Gadi Eisenkot; and “Amcha Yisrael,” led by Ofer Winter.

Leaders of the Main Lists

Benjamin Netanyahu heads the Likud list; Aryeh Deri heads the Shas list; Avigdor Lieberman heads Yisrael Beiteinu; and Itamar Ben-Gvir heads Otzma Yehudit. Yair Golan heads The Democrats, Mansour Abbas heads Ra’am, Benny Gantz heads Blue and White, and Bezalel Smotrich heads the “Religious Zionism and Zehut” alliance.

Letters on the Ballot

The lists requested letter combinations that voters could use to identify them on the ballot. For example, Likud specified “Mahal,” Shas — “Shas,” Yisrael Beiteinu — “L,” United Torah Judaism — “G,” Blue and White — “Ken,” and The Democrats — “Emet.” Several preferred options were specified for some of the new lists; the source does not state which letters were ultimately approved by the committee.

What Emerges From the Publication

The article documents the completion of the candidate-list submission process but does not report a legal dispute or a court decision. It also does not specify the relevant statutory provision, the results of the Central Elections Committee’s review of the applications, or decisions regarding the approval or disqualification of particular lists and candidates.

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