Four days to elections: Rabbi Abargel's Achi party announces withdrawal

Rabbi Abargel's Achi party announced its withdrawal from the Knesset race, four days before the elections. The party was established last January by students of the late Rabbi Yoram Abargel and intended to compete against Shas.

The Achi party, established by students of the late Rabbi Yoram Abargel, announced today (Friday) its withdrawal from the Knesset race, four days before the elections. The party was founded last January by tens of thousands of the rabbi's students, organized under the "Rabbi Abargel Students Committee," and aimed to directly compete for traditional and religious votes, primarily against the Shas party. The article does not detail the reasons for the withdrawal.