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Shas lost about 30 percent of its voters since 2022, leaving the ultra-Orthodox party with barely half its previous representation, The Jerusalem Post reported on 2026-10-29. Shas officials blamed the party's hardline stance on military draft rules for one of its worst election defeats. A former Shas minister blamed party leader Arye Deri for failing to stop the conscription crisis before it cost the party its base. Commentators called Deri a millstone around the party's neck.