The Meretz Party has reacted with shock at the Labor Party's surplus-vote agreement with the Yesh Atid Party.
A Meretz statement said, "We were amazed to hear that the Labor Party, which historically has signed a surplus agreement with Meretz, again ran away from the left and chose Yesh Atid, which did not even promise to refuse to sit with Bibi. At every significant juncture, Gabai runs away from the left, and this time it is a colossal irresponsibility that will cost the bloc votes."