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Likud Supreme Court Rejects Smadar Mores' Bid to Shorten Candidacy Qualification Period
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First reported by Now 14 · 19 hours ago
What happened
The Likud party's Supreme Court denied Smadar Mores' request to shorten the qualification period for running in the party's primaries, excluding her from the candidate list for the 26th Knesset elections. Mores had argued her prior public service limited her political activity, but the court ruled against her petition.
- 01Likud Supreme Court rejects Smadar Mores' petition to shorten candidacy qualification period.
- 02Mores will not appear on the Likud primary ballot for the 26th Knesset.
- 03She served 15 years as a school principal, limiting prior political activity.
- 04Mores requested the reduction on July 7 but received no official response.
- 05She claimed unequal treatment compared to other candidates granted shorter qualification periods.
- 06The court's decision excludes her from the upcoming Likud primaries.
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