Dozens of people and bodies in Israel have approached the registrar to enquire how to establish a new party before the upcoming elections, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday.
There are already 55 registered parties in Israel, the paper added.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ehud Barak has reached a behind-the-scenes agreement with Labor Party secretary-general, and Labor and Social Affairs Minister Ra'anan Cohen to move ahead quickly on announcing the party's candidate for premier in the next election, Cohen's office said Sunday, according to the daily.
It said that Barak "suddenly," as reported by the Post, paid a visit to Cohen's home in Ramat Gan at midnight Saturday and made the following decisions: The appointment of a candidate for prime minister would take place by the end of this month, or at the latest, by the middle of next month; and the formulation of the party's Knesset list would determined by mid-February.
Israel, the only “democratic state” in the region, have been witnessing a political turmoil in which rivals used all available means to win over their political fights.
Ariel Sharon, Likud party leader, has established himself as a very good example of such a rival. The visit to Al Aqsa mosque was repeatedly argued to have been an attempt to win over an early election and secure the Jewish public support – Albawaba.com
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