Yair Golan to Einav Zangauker: I Do Not Intend to Use Reserved Seats for Any Candidate

Democratic Party chairman Yair Golan informed Einav Zangauker that he will not use his reserved-seat rights on the list for any candidate, after she considered running in the party's primaries. Zangauker, mother of hostage survivor Matan Zangauker, said in January she was considering entering politics and received offers from several parties, including Likud. She criticized Israeli politics, describing it as "rotten to the core."

Democratic Party chairman Yair Golan informed Einav Zangauker that he does not intend to use his reserved-seat rights on the list for any candidate. The announcement comes after Zangauker, mother of hostage survivor Matan Zangauker, considered running in the party's primaries. As early as January 9, Zangauker said that "one can declare that she is running for politics," and emphasized that there are still things to check and decide. She said she received offers from everyone, including Likud. In an interview with the media, she added: "I understood that politics in the State of Israel is rotten to the core, that everyone who wears a suit and tie and pretends to be a politician, in the end when he reaches the coveted chair - does not act for the benefit of the population." She noted that one of her insights from the past two years is that only citizens can make a repair: "I am considering everything, and slowly I will think about which format is most suitable for me to run in." The article ends with a promise of further details later.