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Likud Reverses Decision to Double Primary Fees After Legal Conflict
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First reported by Ynet · Jul 9, 2026
What happened
Likud initially doubled primary candidate fees to 20,000 shekels but reversed the decision after realizing it violated party law limiting fees to 10,000 shekels.
- 01Likud announced doubling primary fees for ministers and Knesset members to 20,000 shekels.
- 02The Party Law caps candidate fees at 10,000 shekels per internal election cycle.
- 03The fee increase was found to be illegal under the Party Law.
- 04Likud issued a corrected statement retracting the doubled fee requirement.
- 05David Sharan, acting Likud CEO, communicated the initial fee increase.
- 06The reversal happened shortly after the announcement was made public.
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