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Evgeny Sova

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Evgeny Sova
Faction represented in the Knesset
2019–Yisrael Beiteinu
Personal details
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 44)
Pervomaisk, Soviet Union

Evgeny Sova (Hebrew: יֶבְגֶנִי סוּבָה, born 29 August 1980)[1] is an Israeli journalist, television presenter and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.

Biography

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Born in Pervomaisk in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union, Sova immigrated to Israel in 1997 as part of the Jewish Agency's Selah Programme and studied for a BA in political science at Bar-Ilan University. In 2005 he joined the Russian-language Vesti newspaper as a reporter and researcher. He later joined Israel Plus as a political commentator, before moving to RTVI in 2014, presenting the Week in Israel programme. He also worked as the BBC Russian-language correspondent in Israel.[2] In addition to his broadcasting work, Sova lectures in journalism at Ariel University.[2]

Prior to the April 2019 Knesset elections he was placed third on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[3] and entered the Knesset as the party won five seats.

Sova is married with three children and lives in Petah Tikva.

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