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Meretz (Hebrew: מֶרֶצ, lit. 'Vigour', [7] Arabic: ميرتس) [8] was a left-wing political party in Israel.The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats.
In December 2020, Yair Golan, who previously led the Israel Democratic Party, announced that he would join Meretz. [8] Meretz ran alone in the 2021 election, where it won six seats, [9] and subsequently participated the thirty-sixth government, the first time Meretz sat in a government since 2001. [10] [11]
In the 2022 Israeli legislative election, the left-wing Meretz party won 3.16% of the vote failing, for the first time, to pass the electoral threshold (3.25%) required to qualify for seats in the Knesset, while the Labor Party just managed to pass, with 3.6% of the vote, winning only four seats, its worst ever performance in terms of popular vote.
Piratim — The Pirate Party of Israel; Rappeh — a political party protesting COVID restrictions. [9] Shavim (Community) — Founded in 2018 as an LGBT party; Telem [10] The Greens; Tzeirim Boarim (Youths on Fire) — A big tent party founded in 2022 by Hadar Muchtar with the purpose of combating the rising cost of living. [11]
The extended period of political deadlock that led up to the election was the result of four inconclusive elections (April 2019, September 2019, 2020, and 2021).In April and September 2019, neither incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor leader of the main opposition party Blue and White, Benny Gantz, was able to muster a 61-seat governing majority, leading to fresh elections.
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Labor party has chosen a new leader, picking a retired military general in hopes of boosting its fortunes. ... He also served briefly in parliament with the dovish Meretz ...
Labor-Gesher-Meretz (Hebrew: העבודה-גשר-מרצ, romanized: HaAvoda-Gesher-Meretz) or Emet (Hebrew: אמת; English: Truth), known as Labor-Meretz (Hebrew: העבודה-מרצ, romanized: HaAvoda-Meretz) from March to April 2020, was an Israeli centre-left electoral list composed of three parties – the Israeli Labor Party, Gesher and Meretz.
Nitzan Horowitz (Hebrew: ניצן הורוביץ; born 24 February 1965) is a politician and former journalist who served as Israel's Minister of Health from 2021 to 2022. He is the former leader of Meretz. He previously was the chief U.S. correspondent and commentator for the Israeli News Company, known as Channel 2 News.