Tomorrow, Likud plans to petition the Tel Aviv District Court against the Likud party court's decision, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to petition the High Court of Justice against the ruling of committee chair Justice Noam Sohlberg, according to reports.
Likud and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will file separate petitions on Wednesday, escalating the legal battle over the party court's decision barring sitting MKs from running in district primaries. According to reports, Likud itself will petition the Tel Aviv District Court against the party court's ruling, while Netanyahu will personally petition the High Court of Justice against the ruling of committee chair Justice Noam Sohlberg. The dual filings come hours after The Zioneer reported that the Prime Minister had already filed a petition to the District Court on Tuesday evening, and after earlier reports that Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach was considering a petition of his own.
The Zioneer reported at 19:26 Jerusalem that Bombach was weighing a petition to the District Court; minutes later, the same source indicated Bombach would file Wednesday morning. Shortly after, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu himself had filed a petition to the District Court. The development now adds a separate party-level petition and a direct High Court challenge by the Prime Minister, broadening the legal attack on the party court's ruling.
The Likud party court's decision, which prohibits sitting MKs and ministers from running in district primaries, has sparked deep internal controversy. As The Zioneer reported earlier, the ruling could force at least 20 sitting Likud MKs to vacate their seats. The background includes a history of legal challenges to the primary regulations, and Justice Sohlberg—who chairs the Central Elections Committee—has been at the center of related disputes, including a recent disturbance at his home.
It remains unclear when the courts will hear the petitions. The outcome will determine whether sitting MKs can participate in the upcoming district primaries, which are a key part of Likud's internal election process ahead of the general election scheduled for October 2026.
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