Reshuffling the deck: Netanyahu demands reserved slots for half the list as a condition for primaries
טורף את הקלפים: נתניהו דורש שריונים של חצי רשימה - כתנאי לקיום פריימריז
Summary
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded 11 reserved slots up to the 20th place on the Likud list as a condition for holding the party's primaries, a move that would hand him control over half the list. In a call with Likud-affiliated local council heads, the demand drew pushback, with one warning that 'in such a case the primaries are almost meaningless.' The dispute reshuffles internal Likud power dynamics.
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בשיחה עם ראשי רשויות מהליכוד דרש ראש הממשלה לקבל 11 שריונים עד המקום ה-20 כתנאי לקיום הבחירות המקדימות למפלגה - בצעד שיעניק לו שליטה על מחצית מהרשימה. "במקרה כזה כמעט ואין שום משמעות לפריימריז", אמר אחד מראשי הרשויות של הליכוד. ההכרעה צפויה ביום ראשוןRelated dispatches
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