Bennett-Liberman, Eisenkot-Golan: Opposition parties sign surplus vote-sharing agreement

Four major Israeli opposition parties signed surplus vote-sharing agreements on Thursday, aiming to maximize their seat count in the upcoming October elections. Two agreements were announced: one between Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar and Yair Golan's The Democrats, and another between Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu. These agreements allow parties to pool their leftover votes after initial seat allocation, potentially securing an additional Knesset seat for the bloc if the combined surplus is sufficient. Yashar stated that the consolidation of the