Likud Faces Deadline Crisis as Primaries and Knesset List Submission at Risk
Likud's ability to hold primaries on August 17 and submit its Knesset candidate list on time is threatened by a delayed Supreme Court ruling on MK Afif Abed's appeal. The party faces logistical and financial challenges if the primaries are postponed, while Abed also accuses Likud court judges of submitting forged documents. The Supreme Court's imminent decision will be pivotal for Likud's election preparations.
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- Likud's Knesset list submission is at risk due to delayed Supreme Court ruling on MK Afif Abed's appeal.
- Primaries scheduled for August 17 may be postponed by two weeks, incurring over 5.5 million shekels in extra costs.
- Printing voting materials must start by 16:00 August 12 to avoid jeopardizing the primaries.
- The primaries involve over 100 voting sites and 2,000 workers, with significant logistical complexity.
- Abed plans to file a complaint alleging forged documents by Likud court judges to Lahav 433.
- The Supreme Court's decision today will determine the feasibility of holding timely primaries and list submission.
The Likud party is confronting a critical deadline as the submission of its candidate list for the 26th Knesset is in jeopardy due to delays in resolving an appeal by MK Afif Abed. The Supreme Court has ordered all parties to respond by 16:30 on August 12, 2026, regarding Likud's urgent request to decide on Abed's appeal today rather than the scheduled hearing tomorrow morning. Likud warns that any delay could postpone the primaries, set for August 17, by at least two weeks, threatening the timely submission of the party's list.
The urgency stems from a warning by the company managing the Likud primaries, which stated that printing of voting materials must begin by 16:00 today to avoid jeopardizing the entire process. The primaries involve over 100 voting sites and approximately 2,000 workers, with contracts already costing around 8 million shekels and site rentals costing 350,000 shekels. If delayed, the primaries could only be rescheduled for August 31 or September 1, incurring an additional cost exceeding 5.5 million shekels and complicating the schedule for submitting candidate lists by the September 8 deadline.
Alongside the legal battle, MK Afif Abed plans to file a complaint with Lahav 433 against two Likud court judges, accusing them of submitting a false and allegedly forged document to the District Court. This document was not part of the official court record or the Likud court's decision. The controversy follows a narrow party conference vote allowing sitting MKs to run in reserved district slots, a decision later overturned by the Likud court, which Abed challenges as beyond the court's authority.
The Supreme Court's decision on the appeal will determine whether the primaries proceed as scheduled or face costly delays, with significant implications for the party's election preparations and internal disputes continuing to unfold.
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