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New Israeli party highlights influence of Likud's 'DNA'

Knesset member Orly Levy-Abekasis will join a growing list of right-wing party leaders who emerged from the Likud and who hold power throughout the ranks of the Israeli government.
Likud party members vote during a Likud Central Committee meeting in Airport City, Israel December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC15A92D2000
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The new party being formed by Knesset member Orly Levy-Abekasis might not have a list of candidates yet — it doesn’t even have a name — but it is still polling at eight seats, according to survey results published April 23. As of now, it looks like it will be the brightest star in the next election.

Over the next few weeks and months, after the new party files paperwork with the Registrar of Parties, Levy-Abekasis will join the growing list of party leaders emerging from the Likud. As of now, five parties are headed by people once active in the Likud. Most of them are now in the highest echelons of the center-right leadership and play important decision-making roles in the country.

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