Likud members from peripheral towns defect to Peretz camp
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent
Some 200 Likud members on Wednesday came out in support of Labor Chairman Amir Peretz at a rally held at the Labor party headquarters in Tel Aviv. Among the surprise guests, which included mainly affiliates from peripheral towns, were a few mayors and Likud branch chairmen. They announced their intention to vote for the Labor party and pledged to lend a helping hand in the campaign ahead.
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