LIKUD PRIMARIES: Court Blocks Sitting MKs From Running In District Slots
The Tel Aviv District Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging a Likud party court ruling that prohibits sitting Likud lawmakers from competing for district-reserved slots in the party primaries. The Likud court had previously accepted petitions against a proposal that passed narrowly at the party convention.
The Tel Aviv District Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging a Likud party court ruling that prohibits sitting Likud lawmakers from competing for district-reserved slots in the party primaries. The Likud court had previously accepted petitions against a proposal that passed narrowly at the party convention. That proposal would have allowed current MKs, ministers and deputy ministers to compete in the district races. The decision represents a setback for incumbent Likud lawmakers who had backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reserved-slot proposal and sought a mechanism to ease their path through district contests. District representatives in the Likud primaries will be eligible for spots 27, 28, 30 and 31 on the party list. With the ruling upheld, those positions will now be filled only by new candidates.
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