National Unity (Israel)
National Unity Party המחנה הממלכתי | |
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| Leader | Benny Gantz |
| Founders | Benny Gantz Gideon Sa'ar Gadi Eisenkot Matan Kahana |
| Founded | 14 August 2022 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[2] |
| Member parties | |
| Colours | Blue Dark blue White |
| Knesset | 12 / 120
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| Election symbol | |
| כן كن | |
The National Unity Party or State Camp (Hebrew: המחנה הממלכתי, romanized: HaMaḥane HaMamlakhti)[3] is an Israeli political alliance made up of Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party and Gideon Sa'ar’s New Hope party, as well as former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot.
The alliance was created to participate in the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
History
Gantz and Sa'ar announced an alliance between their two parties on 10 July,[4] which was initially called Blue and White The New Hope.[5] The alliance was joined by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot and former Yamina MK Matan Kahana on 14 August, at which point it was renamed the National Unity Party.[1] Yamina MK Shirly Pinto joined the party on 22 August.[6]
Composition
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | Current MKs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue and White | Liberal Zionism | Centre | Benny Gantz | 6 / 120
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| New Hope | Liberal Zionism | Centre-right to right-wing | Gideon Sa'ar | 4 / 120
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| Independent | 2 / 120
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Leaders
| Leader | Took office | Left office | ||
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Benny Gantz | 2022 | Incumbent | |
Knesset election results
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Benny Gantz | 432,376 | 9.08 | 12 / 120
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New | Opposition |
References
- ^ a b Staff writer; Eliav Breuer (14 August 2022). "Eisenkot joins Gantz, Sa'ar in National Unity Party". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Shamir, Jonathan (14 August 2022). "This New Party Wants to Lead Israel. But How Should We Translate Its Name to English?". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (14 August 2022). "Ex-IDF chief Eisenkot, former Yamina minister Kahana join Gantz-led 'National Unity'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Azulai, Moran; Karni, Yuval (10 July 2022). "In political partnership Gantz, Sa'ar aim for unity government". Ynet. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (25 July 2022). "100 days out from election, campaign ads battle for soft-right voters". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Israel Elections: Shirely Pinto leaves Zionist Spirit for Gantz's National Unity". The Jerusalem Post. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.