Bennett-Lapid Alliance Unveils B’Yachad Slate Ahead of October 27 Election

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid presented the candidate list for their B’Yachad alliance on Sunday, one day before the filing deadline. Bennett will occupy the top slot, with Lapid second. The list includes senior civil-service veterans and former ministers. Notable positions:

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• Keren Terner – former director-general of the Communications Ministry (3rd).

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• Liran Avisar Ben Horin – former director-general of the Finance and Transportation Ministries (4th).

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• Meirav Ben-Ari – Yesh Atid MK (5th).

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• Yonathan Shalev, 23, who would become Israel’s youngest lawmaker if elected (6th).

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Additional candidates such as retired Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon and former Yesh Atid ministers will be revealed at a Tel Aviv event later Sunday.

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B’Yachad combines Bennett’s right-leaning bloc with Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid party. The partnership was announced amid departures from Yesh Atid, including longtime lawmakers Meir Cohen, Mickey Levy, Karine Elharrar, Debbie Biton and Tatiana Mazarsky. Lapid framed the turnover as a “renewal” to bring younger, committee-experienced figures into the party.

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• Top-five slots: Bennett, Lapid, Terner, Avisar Ben Horin and Ben-Ari.

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• Three women with senior director-general experience occupy the 3rd-5th positions.

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• Sixteen of Bennett’s candidates have joined the joint slate.

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• Eight Yesh Atid MKs will not run, cutting the party’s incumbent cohort from 24 seats (four years ago) to an expected twelve.

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• A Maariv poll projects B’Yachad to win 15 seats, making it the third-largest party in the Knesset.

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Lapid acknowledged the “personal and political cost” of reshaping Yesh Atid, calling the list-building process “unprecedented.” Yesh Atid officials emphasized a “next generation of leaders” and said the renewed lineup will enable the party to “reshape the country.”

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Lapid rejected media reports that departing MKs were leaving Yesh Atid entirely, insisting they remain party members committed to the campaign.

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Sources agree on the top slots but differ on how many realistic positions Yesh Atid will secure. Ynet estimates Yesh Atid will control about 40 % of the first twenty places, though the alliance has not confirmed an allocation.

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• “After hard work and thorough selection processes, today we are presenting the best team for repairing the State of Israel,” — Naftali Bennett

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• “I have no intention of pretending that everything is fine,” — Yair Lapid

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The alliance must finalize its joint list before the filing deadline, after which campaigning will intensify ahead of the October 27 election. A press conference on April 26, 2026 will formally announce the “Together” list, and observers will watch the coalition’s ability to stay united through the campaign.

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