His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
Recent Examples on the WebBut according to an April poll by the Tel Aviv University Peace Index, only 12 percent of Israeli Jews identify as left wing.—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024 To attract impassioned youthful dissenters to his column in an airtight race, the Chicago convention this August will be a key juncture, at least judging by how Hubert Humphrey mishandled the unruly left wing of his party back in the 1968 presidential race.—Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024 Their governing coalition also included the Zionist left wing and, for the first time in Israeli history, an Arab party.—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2023 Photos taken at the time by the press corps accompanying Bush show Sasseville’s F-16 flying off the presidential jet’s left wing.—Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for left wing
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