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Likud Faces Internal Pressure to Reduce Netanyahu's Reserved Knesset Slots After Court Ruling

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First reported by Ynet · 9 hours ago

What happened

After Likud's party court blocked incumbent MKs from running in districts, internal pressure mounts on Netanyahu to reduce his eight reserved Knesset slots to allow more MKs on the national list. Netanyahu has yet to respond to calls for fewer reserved spots.

  • 01Likud court invalidates incumbent MKs running in districts, citing party equality rules.
  • 02This ruling compresses realistic spots on the national party list, increasing competition.
  • 03MKs pressure Netanyahu to reduce his eight reserved slots to allow more MKs on the list.
  • 04Nissim Vaturi suggests cutting reserved slots to six to include two more incumbents.
  • 05Other MKs propose reducing reserved slots to four or five instead of eight.
  • 06Netanyahu's team has not yet responded to these internal demands.

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Likud Faces Internal Pressure to Reduce Netanyahu's Reserved Knesset Slots After Court Ruling
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