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The Democrats

The Democrats is an Israeli party formed in July 2024 by the merger of the Israeli Labor Party and Meretz, led by Yair Golan.

Website
democrats.org.il
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party
Wikipedia: centre-left to left-wing (The Democrats)
Ideology: social democracy, liberal Zionism

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Wikipedia places it centre-left to left-wing, with social democracy and liberal Zionism as its ideology. It holds 4 of the 120 Knesset seats and is a list in the 2026 Israeli legislative election of 27 October.

History

The party was founded on 18 March 2024 and took shape in July 2024 when Labor and Meretz merged after both did poorly in 2022, when Meretz failed to pass the electoral threshold for the first time. Yair Golan has led it since 12 July 2024.

Positions

The party calls itself the political home of the liberal-democratic camp in Israel, and Golan calls it the Zionist left. It gives priority to democracy and the rule of law.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Wikipedia

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Israeli Legislative Election Winner 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
YasharCentre-right51%
LikudRight49%
TogetherCentre-right1%
ShasRight<1%
Otzma YehuditFar right<1%
The DemocratsCentre-left<1%

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