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

What happened

1. 01Nir Barkat narrowly leads Ze'ev Elkin for Likud's 24th Knesset slot after 98% vote count.
2. 02Barkat's position is threatened by possible party rule manipulation by Netanyahu.
3. 03Netanyahu previously used party rules in 2009 to remove Moshe Feiglin from a winnable slot.
4. 04Netanyahu may reserve the 24th slot for New Hope's Michal Buskila, pushing Barkat to 32nd place.
5. 05The 32nd spot is considered unelectable, likely excluding Barkat from the next Knesset.
6. 06The final outcome depends on vote count completion and potential internal party decisions.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original