MK Moti Yogev (Bayit Yehudi) on Friday told his party's chairman, MK Naftali Bennett, that he plans to run for one of the additional posts of Deputy Minister given to the party as part of its coalition agreement with the Likud.

"On Sunday, during the party gathering, I will announce my candidacy for Deputy Minister of Education, in the wake of my experience as the vice chairman of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, as well as in the race for Deputy Minister of Defense, in light of my experience in the army," said Yogev.

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