The District Court will convene on Monday to hear a petition against a decision by the Likud party court, according to an Israeli media report. The petition challenges the Likud court's ruling on primary regulations, which were the subject of internal party hearings last week, as The Zioneer reported.
The Tel Aviv District Court scheduled a hearing for Monday on a petition challenging the Likud party court's ruling on primary regulations, according to an Israeli media report. The petition, filed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeks to overturn the party court's decision barring sitting MKs and ministers from running in district primaries, as The Zioneer reported on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu personally petitioned the District Court, escalating the internal party battle. Earlier on Tuesday, Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach was reported to be considering the petition, and later that he planned to file one on Wednesday morning. Separately, Likud and Netanyahu were reported to be filing separate petitions to different courts. The party court's ruling followed petitions against changes to the primary regulations, which the Likud court discussed on July 30, as The Zioneer reported.
The dispute centers on proposed changes to the Likud primary regulations, including the allocation of reserved slots and allowing ministers and MKs to compete in district lists reserved for new candidates. The party court's decision to bar sitting MKs from district primaries has sparked internal tensions ahead of the primaries.
The identity of other potential petitioners and the full scope of Monday's hearing remain unclear. The court's ruling could affect the timeline and format of the upcoming party primaries.
6 developments
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- DevelopingLikud hopeful files court petition demanding primaries regulations by July 2
- DevelopingLikud Constitution Committee to meet Sunday to discuss primaries and reserved slots
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