Netanyahu May Use Party Rules to Oust Nir Barkat from Likud's Knesset List

First reported by Now 14 · 24 hours ago

What happened

As Likud's primary vote count concludes, Economy Minister Nir Barkat narrowly fights for the last viable Knesset spot but faces potential ousting by Netanyahu's strategic party rule use.

• 01Nir Barkat struggles to secure the 24th and last realistic spot on Likud's Knesset list.
• 02Barkat narrowly leads Ze'ev Elkin by a few hundred votes in the primary count.
• 03Benjamin Netanyahu has historically used party rules to remove problematic candidates.
• 04Netanyahu may reserve the 24th spot for Michel Buskila from New Hope, pushing Barkat to 32nd place.
• 05Such a move would likely exclude Barkat from the next Knesset despite his vote count.
• 06The situation underscores Netanyahu's control over Likud's candidate placements ahead of elections.

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