Likud Committee to Decide on Primaries Amid Internal Dispute and Netanyahu's Reserved Seats Demand
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First reported by Ynet · 6 hours ago
What happened
Likud's Constitution Committee will decide on Sunday whether to hold primaries or appoint a steering committee to select the party's Knesset list, with Prime Minister Netanyahu demanding eight reserved slots. Minister Haim Katz supports primaries, while MK Tali Gottlieb accuses ministers of trying to cancel them and threatens to quit if primaries are canceled. Several MKs have announced they will not run, and former MK Gadi Yevarkan is forming a new party.
- 01Likud's Constitution Committee will vote on Sunday to hold primaries or form a steering committee for candidate selection.
- 02Prime Minister Netanyahu demands eight reserved slots under both proposed selection methods.
- 03Minister Haim Katz supports primaries and denies promoting a steering committee.
- 04MK Tali Gottlieb accuses ministers Levin and Katz of trying to cancel primaries and may quit if canceled.
- 05Minister Miri Regev insists on primaries and hopes for agreement on reserved slots with Netanyahu.
- 06Several Likud MKs announced they will not run; former MK Gadi Yevarkan is forming a new right-wing party.
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