Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach is expected to file a petition to the Tel Aviv District Court on Wednesday morning challenging the party court's decision to bar sitting MKs from running in district primaries, according to journalist Bini Ashkenazi. The move follows hours after Bombach was reported to be considering the petition.
Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach is expected to file a petition to the Tel Aviv District Court on Wednesday morning, challenging the Likud party court's decision that prohibits sitting MKs and ministers from running in district primaries unless they resign their Knesset seats immediately.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this evening, Bombach was weighing the possibility of petitioning the court. The new report confirms the petition will go forward, with the filing scheduled for tomorrow morning.
The petition targets the same party court ruling that has thrown the Likud faction into turmoil, with analysts projecting that at least half of the current 32-member faction could be forced out of the Knesset next week if the ruling stands. The court's decision, issued Tuesday, was part of a broader effort to restructure the party's primary system ahead of the upcoming elections.
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