According to a report in Israel Hayom, the new political party established by Gideon Sa'ar - as well as the Likud party - plans to recruit someone of Russian origin to the party list, in order to attract votes that would likely otherwise have gone to the Yisrael Beytenu party.

In the Likud party, the desire to do so is possibly felt more acutely due to the recent departure of Zeev Elkin, a Russian speaker, for New Hope, but Sa'ar's party is reportedly looking for an additional Russian to add to its list, albeit on a lower spot.