Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Democrats Unveil 51-Candidate Gender-Parity Slate After 97k Vote

7/21/2026

25 2 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

The Democrats Party completed digital primaries on Monday, with about 97,000 of 112,000 members voting.
The party will unveil a 51-candidate Knesset slate Monday evening at its Tel Aviv campaign launch.
The slate follows a gender-parity zipper system that reserves spots for Meretz, rural, Arab, Druze and LGBTQ+ members.
Candidates Yaya Fink, Michal Rozin, Avi Dabush and MKs Naama Lazimi, Efrat Rayten and Gilad Kariv noted protest involvement.

1 of 1

Story summary

The Democrats Party completed digital primaries on Monday, with about 97,000 of 112,000 members voting.
The party will unveil a 51-candidate Knesset slate Monday evening at its Tel Aviv campaign launch.
The slate follows a gender-parity zipper system that reserves spots for Meretz, rural, Arab, Druze and LGBTQ+ members.
Candidates Yaya Fink, Michal Rozin, Avi Dabush and MKs Naama Lazimi, Efrat Rayten and Gilad Kariv noted protest involvement.