Shas's plan to prevent a crash - and Deri's threat: "This is our primary" | Ari Kalaman

Shas fears losing seats and is relaunching the "50 Ministers" program from 1999, when the party reached its peak power. Under the plan, field activists will compile lists of 50 acquaintances and report their voting in real time. Party leader Aryeh Deri hinted that activists' performance will be evaluated ahead of the next municipal lists.

The Shas movement fears losing seats due to a consistent decline in polls and is relaunching the "50 Ministers" program used by the party in the 1999 elections, when it reached its peak power with 17 seats. Under the program, each field activist will compile a list of 50 personal acquaintances and set a goal to bring them all to the polls. On election day, activists will be stationed near polling stations and report voting rates in real time. A national headquarters will operate a phone bank to motivate voters who have not yet arrived. Party leader Aryeh Deri hinted in closed meetings that representatives' field performance will be evaluated ahead of forming lists for the next municipal elections, and Shas calls this model the movement's "internal primary."