The Labor Party has responded to the new union on the left by saying, "We are happy that Ehud Barak joined the Meretz list. This move will prevent the loss of votes in a list that does not exceed the electoral threshold and threatens to lose votes to the center-left camp."
A Labor statement said, "The division is now clear. The Labor Party is presenting a clear ideological, social and electoral alternative to the right-wing bloc, which will enable us to break through and bring in new audiences and replace the Netanyahu government."