Likud members are expressing anger at Prime Minister Netanyahu, with some warning that canceling primaries would spell the end of the party, according to reports.
A new wave of internal dissent is sweeping Likud as party members voice fury at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the threat of canceled primaries. Some members have warned that scrapping the internal vote would be 'the end of the party,' the reports cite. The anger follows earlier tensions as some Likud figures pushed for an arranging committee to bypass primaries, which would have allowed Netanyahu to reshape the party list. As The Zioneer reported on June 9, Netanyahu had scheduled a political meeting with local council heads amid those calls. The current flare-up suggests the internal battle over the party's electoral mechanism is escalating, though it remains unclear whether the leadership will ultimately cancel or proceed with primaries.
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