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Shas chairman Aryeh Deri with Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the spiritual leader of Shas, on the stage at the party's election campaign opening event in Holon, August 21, 2026. (Yaakov Cohen)

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri was reportedly on a collision course with the party’s spiritual leader after leading the ultra-Orthodox faction to one of its worst-ever election results on Tuesday.

The near-complete Central Election Committee vote count on Wednesday night showed the Sephardi party winning just seven seats, down from 11 in 2022. If correct, it would be the worst showing for Shas since 2015, when it also won seven seats.…