Israeli Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Likud Party Dispute Over Candidate Eligibility

First reported by Now 14 · 14 hours ago

What happened

The Israeli Supreme Court declined to intervene in a Likud party dispute over whether sitting Knesset members can run for reserved district seats, upholding the party tribunal's decision to restrict such candidacies to the national list unless officials resign. The court urged internal resolution and dismissed the petition after signaling its intent to reject it.

• 01Supreme Court rejects petition challenging Likud tribunal's decision on candidate eligibility.
• 02Likud tribunal annulled vote allowing sitting officials to run for reserved district seats.
• 03Sitting Knesset members must resign to compete for district slots, per tribunal ruling.
• 04Justices urged resolving the dispute internally, criticizing court involvement.
• 05District court previously declined to intervene in the party's internal dispute.
• 06Decision maintains separation between national list and district representation slots.

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