Ra’am Party leader MK Mansour Abbas announced that former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovich will join the Arab party’s electoral slate ahead of the upcoming elections. Segalovich resigned from the Knesset and left Yesh Atid, which is led by opposition leader Yair Lapid. The inclusion of a Jewish candidate in Ra’am’s list aims to position the party as a more viable coalition partner. Ra’am previously joined the 2021 Naftali Bennett-Yair Lapid government, becoming the first Arab party to be part of a governing coalition, though this decision faced criticism. However, most opposition parties aiming to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have ruled out forming a government with any Arab parties. Segalovich, who previously served as head of Lahav 433 and worked on issues related to violence in Arab society during the Bennett-Lapid government, had reportedly been expected to join Ra’am before the October elections.
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