Strock Tops Religious Zionism Vote as Party Unveils Knesset Slate
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Religious Zionism's central committee ranked Settlements Minister Orit Strock first in its internal vote for the party's next Knesset slate. She was followed by MKs Simcha Rothman, Zvi Sukkot and Ohad Tal, while Yesha Council director-general Omer Rahamim was the highest-ranked newcomer. Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich remains at the head of the overall slate and controls two reserved places, so the final order may still change. The party said 170 of its 173 central committee members voted, a 98.5% turnout, ahead of Israel's October 27 election.
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Sources factually disagree on the size of the voting body: Srugim reports that 200 central committee members decided the slate; Davar and Arutz Sheva report that 170 members voted, with Arutz Sheva specifying 170 of 173 eligible. The remaining facts are uniform: Strock led the internal vote ahead of Rothman, Sukkot and Tal; Rahamim was the top newcomer, and Smotrich remains party leader.
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