Member of Knesset Orly Levi Abekasis, Number 2 on the Labor-Gesher Knesset list, told Channel 12 News, Sunday evening, that running together with the Meretz Party "will reduce the number of seats" the parties get.
Levi-Abekasis noted that in the last election, there were voices claiming that if Labor did not connect with Meretz, they would not pass the blocking percentage, adding, "It did not happen - moreover, we brought in mandates from new populations and we were the only ones to replace their electorate during the elections." She also said, "It's not wise to go together because we will lose moderate voters who think that Meretz is even a psychological boundary that is hard to cross."