Likud Court Ruling Bars Sitting MKs and Ministers from District Primaries

First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago

What happened

The Tel Aviv District Court upheld the Likud party tribunal's decision barring sitting MKs and ministers from running in district primaries, forcing them to compete only on the national list in upcoming internal elections.

• 01Tel Aviv District Court upheld Likud tribunal's ban on sitting MKs and ministers in district primaries.
• 02The ruling forces incumbents to run only on the national party list in Likud's internal elections.
• 03The contested clause allowed incumbents to run in close district races but was annulled last week.
• 04The decision sparked controversy within Likud, especially among MKs planning to run in districts.
• 05Petitions against the tribunal's ruling were dismissed, leaving the ban in place for the upcoming primaries.

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Now 14Right · Hebrew1 hour ago

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YnetCenter · Hebrew1 hour ago

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