Officials within Israel’s Center Party and the right-wing National Unity Party are calling on their candidates to drop out of the race for prime minister, citing poor polling statistics. But centrist leader Yitzhak Mordechai and rightist leader Ze’ev “Benny” Begin said Wednesday they intend to remain in the running. Meanwhile, polls indicate that Labor Party candidate Ehud Barak is widening his lead over incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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