Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir / TPS
MK Betzalel Smotrich won the chairmanship of the National Union faction Monday night.
Smotrich earned the right to lead what will be a merged group that includes the remnants of Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) and possibly others as well. into the next elections.
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Members of the central committee chose Smotrich over his contender, Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, in a vote of 83-40, with 123 out of 129 members participating.
The group resumed voting, to choose a list of candidates standing for the Knesset election.
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