Former prime minister Naftali Bennett presented the candidates on his B'Yachad party's Knesset slate on Sunday, ahead of the deadline to submit lists for the October elections.
The B’Yachad party was formed from an alliance between Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid Party.
Bennett and Lapid had separately announced their slates on Sunday and Saturday. The full list of the B’Yachad party - combining Lapid and Bennett’s joint slate - was unveiled later on Sunday evening at a party event in Tel Aviv.
Lapid will receive the second slot on the party’s list, after Bennett.
Women with experience as senior civil servants granted high places on B'Yachad list
Notably, after Lapid, the next three top slots on the list will be held by women who previously served as senior director-generals in the public sector.
Third on Bennett’s list is Keren Terner, who had served as director-general of the Communications Ministry.
Yesh Atid MK Meirav Ben-Ari, who serves as the opposition coordinator in the Knesset, will receive the fourth slot.
After her, in fifth, is Liran Avisar Ben Horin, who had served as director-general of both the Finance and Transportation Ministries.
The sixth slot was given to Major-General (res.) Noam Tibon, the seventh slot to Michal Hirsch Negri, eighth to former Blue and White MK Eitan Ginzburg, and the nineth to Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.
In the tenth slot of Bennett’s slate is Yonathan Shalev, 23, who will become Israel’s youngest-ever lawmaker if he enters parliament. He has stated that he aims to be the voice for the younger generation and help shape the country’s future in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023.
“After hard work and an in-depth selection process, we are presenting today the best team to repair the State of Israel," Bennett said following the release of the B'Yachad slate.
“Personally, I believe this is the best and most effective list to run for the Knesset in the past generation."
"This list reflects Israel’s existential need for its future: people who work hard, quickly, and at the highest possible level," he added.
The list also includes nine candidates who are active reservists, the B'Yachad party noted.
Ahead of the deadline for submitting party lists on Tuesday, the coming days are the final opportunity for parties to forge alliances before the elections and lock in their Knesset slates.
B’Yachad presented the first 35 candidates on its list. The party has recently been polling at about 15 seats, making approximately the first half of the list likely to realistically enter the Knesset.