Likud's Constitution Committee Meeting Postponed Again Due to Netanyahu's Schedule

The Likud Constitution Committee meeting, initially mandated by the party's court to convene by Tuesday at 1 p.m., has been postponed to Thursday, July 9, at 8 p.m. The delay is attributed to scheduling conflicts involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also the head of the Likud party. The meeting was set to discuss the primary election procedures for the 26th Knesset, including proposals and approval of the new primary election regulations for Likud candidates.

The committee chairman, Minister Haim Katz, informed members of the postponement in a letter citing Netanyahu's commitments. Meanwhile, the Likud Election Committee is scheduled to meet as planned on Wednesday, but the Likud convention, which must approve some of the changes, will take place only next week. This marks another delay in the party's timeline for the upcoming primaries.

Previously, the Constitution Committee meeting was postponed at the end of June due to unresolved disagreements between Netanyahu and Katz over the compromise framework for the internal elections. Last week, the committee set the Likud primaries for August 4, with the voter registry closing on July 7 and election procedures initially planned to be published by July 2. The repeated postponements have raised concerns about the preparation schedule for the primaries within the party.