Likud Committee Meets to Decide Netanyahu’s Primary List Quotas Amid Internal Disputes

First reported by Ynet · 1 day ago

What happened

The Likud party’s Constitution Committee met to resolve disputes over the primary election framework, focusing on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s demand for 10 reserved Knesset slots. After opposition from senior party members, a compromise was reached granting Netanyahu nine reserved slots up to position 30 and one at 35. The primaries are scheduled for August 4 amid ongoing internal tensions.

• 01Likud’s Constitution Committee met to finalize primary election rules and reserved slots for Netanyahu.
• 02Netanyahu demanded 10 reserved slots within the top 30 list positions to ensure electability and renewal.
• 03MK David Bitan and Minister Haim Katz opposed the demand, calling it excessive and unfair.
• 04A compromise grants Netanyahu nine reserved slots up to position 30 and one additional slot at 35.
• 05Bitan filed a petition claiming the process favors Netanyahu and proposed limiting his reserved slots to three.
• 06The committee will approve regulations Tuesday, with the full party conference voting Thursday.

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