Four opposition parties announced Tuesday, 28 days before the election, that they are forming three joint working groups as part of their preparation for the vote and for establishing a shared government afterward. The groups will handle voter turnout and election-day integrity, draft coalition guidelines and a 100-day plan, and coordinate messaging.
The move follows a meeting of the party leaders on Motzei Shabbos. In a joint statement, the parties said the teams are meant "to tighten cooperation, prepare jointly for victory in the elections and establish a Zionist, national government."
The first team will work on raising voter turnout, preparing for election day and protecting the integrity of the vote. Representing the Democrats: Moran Michel and Tom Levhar. Representing Yashar! with Eisenkot: Ziv Rozen. Representing Yachad under Bennett: Keren Levy and MK Karin Elharrar. Representing Yisrael Beiteinu: Amir Tal.
The second team will focus on plans for the day after the election, drafting the coalition guidelines for the next government and the action plan for the first 100 days. According to the parties' statement, the team will address equality in national service and universal conscription, establishing a state commission of inquiry, limiting the prime minister's tenure and advancing a constitution for Israel.
On this team: Ram Shefa from the Democrats; MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen and Shaul Mofaz from Yashar! with Eisenkot; Gili Haoshner and Liran Avishar from Yachad under Bennett; Inna Zilbergertz and MK Oded Forer from Yisrael Beiteinu.
The third team will handle media coordination and what the parties called "the fight against disinformation and smear campaigns." From the Democrats: Don Karlik and Maya Bengel. From Yashar! with Eisenkot: Noam Bar-Lev and Roi Levi. From Yachad under Bennett: Yotam Ben Yitzhak and Niv Dimor. From Yisrael Beiteinu: Aryeh Vishnevetsky.
The joint statement said all three teams have already begun operating immediately, and that their purpose is to focus the shared effort ahead of the election and to formulate the steps that will be advanced in the first days of the government the parties seek to form.
"This process reflects the deep commitment of the party leaders to work together and in coordination," the parties said, adding that the goal of the cooperation is "to bring victory in the elections and establish the next government."
