The Likud Constitution Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, initially without Prime Minister Netanyahu, to address MK David Bitan's petition regarding primary election regulations. The meeting will later include Netanyahu, according to reports. The committee is also expected to consider Bitan's proposals for changes to the party's primary rules.
The Likud Constitution Committee will convene on Thursday in a two-part session, beginning without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and later including him, following MK David Bitan's petition to the party court earlier today. The arrangement marks a resolution to the scheduling uncertainty that emerged earlier this week, after the committee initially postponed its Tuesday meeting to Thursday due to the prime minister's schedule, and later confirmed the Thursday timing.
On Monday, July 6, at 16:14 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported in a series of updates that the committee faced a Tuesday deadline set by the party court, that the meeting was postponed to Thursday citing Netanyahu's scheduling constraints, and that committee chairman Haim Katz clarified the extension request was precautionary rather than final. Earlier today (Wednesday, 13:32 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported that MK Bitan filed an urgent request to the party court, seeking approval to submit his own primary regulations proposal after the committee missed the court-ordered deadline.
The primaries debate has been ongoing for weeks. As The Zioneer reported on June 28, the committee unanimously voted to set party primaries for August 4. Subsequent meetings were postponed due to internal disagreements, including a session on June 24 that was delayed to Thursday amid legal shifts, as reported on June 21. The committee's previous attempts to finalize regulations have been repeatedly stalled by power struggles over candidate selection and reserved slots.
The party court has yet to rule on Bitan's request. The committee's decision on Thursday will determine whether the party proceeds with primaries or adopts an alternative method. Internal disputes over the regulations, including a clause affecting incumbent female MKs, remain unresolved.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake