Netanyahu Says Likud List Will Be Decided by Committee If Security Situation Blocks Primaries
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that if security concerns prevent Likud primaries, the party list will be set by a committee, a move seen as pressure on the Constitution Committee.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu said Likud's candidate list will be set by a committee if security prevents primaries.
- The statement was made at a closed event with Shimon Sussan.
- Likud sources view this as Netanyahu pressuring the Constitution Committee.
- The move aims to allow Netanyahu to control decisions on the party list.
- The security situation is cited as the reason for potentially skipping primaries.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a closed event hosted by Shimon Sussan, head of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, that if the current security situation prevents holding primaries, the Likud party list will be determined by a special organizing committee. Sources within Likud described Netanyahu's remarks as an attempt to intimidate members of the Knesset Constitution Committee, suggesting he wants the flexibility to make any decision he demands regarding the party list.
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