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Deri prepares to face legal, political obstacles to J'lem mayoral run
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Shas, Jerusalem, Aryeh Deri 

Speculations regarding the upcoming Jerusalem mayoral elections abounded on Wednesday, after former Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri shook up the political arena by announcing he would run in the municipal elections in November.

But both legal and political obstacles stand in the way of the campaign of the former politician, who spent two years in prison after being convicted of accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust.


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eri is reportedly considering asking President Shimon Peres to annul the classification of his crimes as involving moral turpitude, thereby removing one obstacle to his candidacy. But beyond the legal question, it is unclear whether Deri could muster the political support for a successful run.


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