Channel 14 political correspondent Avraham Hasson says the Likud party court's decision will result in at least 20 current Knesset members being removed from the party's list. Hasson noted that appeals are likely but the immediate impact is significant.
Channel 14 political correspondent Avraham Hasson said Tuesday afternoon that the Likud party court's decision will result in at least 20 sitting Knesset members being ejected from the party's list. "This is not the end of the verse, and there will likely be appeals, but the meaning is that we are going to see at least 20 sitting Knesset members ejected from the Likud list," Hasson was quoted as saying.
The development comes hours after the Likud party court ruled Tuesday morning at 07:40 Jerusalem that sitting MKs and ministers cannot run in the party's regional districts without first resigning their current seats. Political analyst Amit Segal said at the time that the ruling effectively means at least half of the current Likud faction will be outside the Knesset by next week. The deadline for MKs to resign if they wish to run for district slots is set for today.
Hasson's assessment provides a specific number — 20 MKs — reinforcing the scale of the reshuffling already anticipated. The party court's decision, which also prevents Minister Haim Katz from promoting his associate MK Eti Atiya's candidacy, has triggered a wave of internal recalibration. Appeals are expected, but the immediate effect appears to be a major overhaul of the Likud list.
The ongoing internal saga in Likud has seen tensions over list composition, including previous reports of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand for reserved slots and internal opposition.
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