Meretz facts for kids
Meretz, Hebrew: מרצ , meaning Vigour, is an Israeli political party.
Its ideology is left-wing social democratic, green, secular, and Zionist.
Political leader is Nitzan Horowitz
Meretz was founded in 1992 as a result of a merger of three parties: Ratz, Mapam and Shinui.
Number of seats in the 23rd Knesset: 3 (/).
Coalition parties:
Likud faction (37: Likud [36], The Jewish Home [1]) ---- Blue and White (15: Israel Resilience Party [15]) ---- Shas (9) ---- United Torah Judaism (7: Agudat Yisrael [4], Degel HaTorah [3]) ---- HaAvoda (3) ---- Derekh Ererz (2) ---- Gesher (1)
Opposition parties:
Yesh Atid-Telem (16: Yesh Atid [13], Telem [3] ---- The Joint List (15: Hadash [5], Ra'am [4], Balad [3], Ta'al [3]) ---- Yisrael Beiteinu (7) ---- Yamina (5: New Right [3], Tkuma [2]) ---- Meretz (3)
Images for kids
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Original logo of Meretz upon its formation in 1992, when Ratz, Shinui and Mapam formed the joint list
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Meretz balloon flying at the Rabin memorial rally in Rabin Square, 1 November 2014
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See also
In Spanish: Meretz para niños
