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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Netanyahu Considers Using Reserved Slots to Boost Weakened Likud MKs After Primaries

Prime Minister Netanyahu is considering using reserved slots to secure Knesset seats for weakened Likud MKs after disappointing primary results, stirring internal party tensions.

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Netanyahu Considers Using Reserved Slots to Boost Weakened Likud MKs After Primaries
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What happened

  1. 01Netanyahu may use reserved slots to reinstate weakened Likud MKs after primaries.
  2. 02Ze'ev Elkin and Hanoch Milwitsky are key figures considered for reserved spots.
  3. 03Reserved slots for women MKs Keti Shitrit and Tzaga Malka are also being discussed.
  4. 04Elkin is valued for support among former Soviet Union voters; Milwitsky backed by ultra-Orthodox factions.
  5. 05Some Likud MKs oppose overriding primary results via reserved slots, citing original purpose.
  6. 06The move reflects internal party tensions over list composition and representation.
Translated and summarized by baba from Srugim, the latest report. Read Srugim’s original

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