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Netanyahu’s New Demand Upsets Likud Primary Deal
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60% centerFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 21 hours ago
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What happened
Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded 11 reserved slots in the top 20 places on the Likud Knesset list as the price for agreeing to primaries. The Likud constitution committee is set to decide Sunday whether the party will hold primaries or let an appointed committee choose the slate.
- 01Netanyahu wants 11 reserved slots in the top 20 of Likud’s Knesset list.
- 02His demand is tied to approving party primaries.
- 03The Likud constitution committee meets Sunday evening to decide the selection method.
- 04Officials say the move would leave primaries with little real meaning.
- 05The party has long capped reserved slots at 10, spread through the top 30.
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