Zehava Gal-On has reconsidered her decision to step down and says she will stay on to lead the Meretz party after all.

Gal-On made the decision after it was announced Thursday the far-left party had won an additional seat after the count was completed, raising the party’s total mandate number to five.

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The fifth spot came “from young supporters, from IDF soldiers,” Gal-On said in her statement following the announcement of the count by the Central Elections Committee.

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