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(IsraelNN.com) MK Benny Elon announced on Sunday that he was running for chairmanship of the new Jewish Home party. He is running against MK's Uri Ariel and Zevulun Orlev and dark-horse Tzachi Fenton.

The Public Council authorized to choose the composition of the party will convene for the first time on Sunday afternoon in N’vei Ilan, outside Jerusalem. Two main items will be on the session's agenda: Whether to accept the MKs’ recommendation to hold open primaries to choose the party leader, and the manner in which the Knesset list will be formed.