Netanyahu Calls Likud Central Committee Members to Secure Support Ahead of Primary Changes Vote
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Prime Minister Netanyahu is personally lobbying Likud Central Committee members to support changes to the party's primary system and reserved Knesset list slots ahead of a secret ballot vote tomorrow. The proposal would give Netanyahu seven reserved spots and allow adjustments to districts and reserved slots, but faces opposition from some party ministers and MKs. Additionally, a controversial district merger will be voted on despite a Likud court ruling against it.
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- Netanyahu personally calls Likud Central Committee members to back primary system changes.
- Proposal grants Netanyahu seven reserved Knesset list slots across top three tens.
- Ministers and MKs can run within districts and sectors under new rules.
- Opposition exists among Likud ministers fearing damage to their primary chances.
- Vote on changes and district merger will be secret and held at tomorrow's party conference.
- Minister Haim Katz pushes to merge Shfela with Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem districts despite court ruling.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively reaching out to members of the Likud Central Committee to secure their backing ahead of a crucial party conference vote scheduled for tomorrow. The vote will decide on proposed changes to the party's primary election system and the allocation of reserved spots on the Knesset list. Netanyahu personally called committee members, urging them to support the amendments approved this week by the party's Constitution Committee.
The proposed changes grant Netanyahu seven reserved slots on the Likud list: three in the top ten, three in the second ten, and one in the third ten. It also allows ministers and Knesset members to run within districts and sectors, and gives the prime minister authority to adjust districts and reserved slots between positions 29 and 33 if necessary. However, some Likud ministers and MKs have opposed the proposal, fearing it could harm their chances in the primaries.
The vote will be conducted by secret ballot. A Likud Central Committee member told Channel 7 that Netanyahu sounded pressured ahead of the decision. In addition to the primary system changes, Minister Haim Katz plans to push for a vote to merge the Shfela district with the Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem district, despite a Likud court ruling against such a merger. The court argued the districts are unrelated, but Katz intends to bring the issue to the party conference for a final decision.
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