Ben Gvir Rules Out Surplus Vote Agreement With Ofer Winter

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced on Tuesday that he will not sign a surplus vote agreement with "Amcha Yisrael" party chairman Ofer Winter. Ben Gvir stated that "Winter is Bennett 2, therefore Otzma Yehudit will not sign a surplus agreement with him." This decision follows last week's agreement between Likud and Religious Zionism, leaving Otzma Yehudit without a natural partner for surplus votes.

The failure to secure a surplus vote agreement means that if both Ben Gvir and Winter run independently in the upcoming elections, they will forego the opportunity to pool remaining votes for mandate distribution. However, this does not automatically guarantee the loss of a mandate, as final outcomes depend heavily on the exact vote tallies of each list and the overall electoral performance of other parties.