{
  "id": 6056165,
  "title": "Gilad Erdan, Ayelet Shaked announce they will not run in upcoming election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/gilad-erdan-ayelet-shaked-announce-they-will-not-run-in-upcoming",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T23:10:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907762"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and former justice minister Ayelet Shaked have announced that they will not seek re-election in the upcoming Israeli election, citing the political climate and challenges in forming a broad unity government. Erdan, the chairman of the Unity Party, cited the party's lack of support for crossing the electoral threshold and unsuccessful efforts to merge with other parties as reasons for his withdrawal. Shaked expressed disappointment that the political system had not changed following the October 7 massacre, stating that a broad government spanning political factions was necessary to address Israel's security and economic challenges. However, she believed such a government was not feasible in the current election cycle. Both announced that withdrawing from the race was a responsible decision aimed at ensuring their supporters' votes would not be wasted.",
  "summary": "Former ministers Gilad Erdan and Ayelet Shaked announced they will not run in the upcoming election, citing the lack of a realistic path toward a broad unity government.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan will not run in upcoming election.",
    "Former justice minister Ayelet Shaked will not seek re-election.",
    "Both cite political climate and challenges in forming unity government as reasons."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Ayelet Shaked drops election bid, eyes Likud comeback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/ayelet-shaked-drops-election-bid-eyes-likud-comeback",
        "published": "2026-09-06T19:36:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}