Likud cancels vote on Netanyahu's Knesset slots after party court injunction

The Likud party will not hold a vote today on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reserved Knesset slots, following an injunction issued by the party’s internal court, according to reports. The development comes as the party court had been scheduled to hear a dispute over the slot allocation earlier this afternoon.

This afternoon, the Likud party canceled the planned vote on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reserved Knesset slots, following an injunction from the party's internal court. The cancellation comes after a day of legal maneuvering that saw the Lod District Court halt the convention minutes before the vote was set to begin.

At 11:34 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that a request for an interim injunction had been filed to stop the primary vote. The Lod District Court then issued an interim order, and by 11:34 the convention was halted entirely, with the court naming the Social Forum and the National Histadrut as petitioners. The party's internal court subsequently announced it would hear the dispute this afternoon, and by 12:54 Jerusalem, the hearing was scheduled. The party court's injunction led to the cancellation of the vote on Netanyahu's reserved slots.

The internal dispute over the reserved slots has been escalating. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Prime Minister Netanyahu had reserved one of the eight slots for Likud chairman Haim Katz. On Wednesday, another Likud MK announced he would not run in the primaries, accusing the leadership of avoiding responsibility. The party's primary elections, already delayed, now face further uncertainty.

The allocation of the eight reserved slots to Netanyahu remains unresolved. No new date for the vote has been announced, and the party's internal court has not specified the grounds for its injunction. The future of the Likud primaries, which had been set for today, is now in doubt.

8 developments

1. 3 hours ago · 15:14 · 16 JulLatest

   Likud cites legal delays as the reason for the vote cancellation.

2. 15:09 · 16 Jul

   Netanyahu ordered the cancellation and instructed to set a new date.

3. 14:47 · 16 Jul

   Likud cancels vote on reserved slots following party court injunction.

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