Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Hagit Moshe was elected leader of Habayit Hayehudi Tuesday. She is the first woman to head a religious party.
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Moshe defeated Yamina leader Naftali Bennett's confidant Nir Orbach in a race held in the 960-member Habayit Hayehudi assembly.
Moshe's election increase chances of Habayit Hayehudi partnering with Likud after the March 23 elections, giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a better chance of forming a coalition.
