Likud Reverses Decision to Double Primary Fees After Legal Conflict

First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago

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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YnetCenter · Hebrew42 minutes ago

Likud Reverses Decision to Double Primary Fees After Legal Conflict

Now 14Right · Hebrew1 hour ago

Likud Lowers Primary Registration Fee to Comply with Party Law

Now 14Right · Hebrew1 hour ago

Likud Demands Illegal 20,000 Shekel Fee from Primary Candidates, Risks Heavy Fine

YnetCenter · Hebrew1 hour ago

Likud Candidates Face Double Fee Increase for Upcoming Primaries

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