Likud MK David Bitan on Sunday filed an urgent petition to the Likud party court demanding the cancellation of any move to replace primaries with an arranging committee, according to the petition's text. The petition argues the move disenfranchises party members and exposes the party to repayment claims of tens of millions of shekels in membership fees.
Likud MK David Bitan filed the petition on Sunday morning as internal party tensions over the method for selecting the Knesset list intensified. The petition specifically targets plans to replace the party's primary elections with an arranging committee — a body controlled by party leadership that would effectively decide the list without a membership vote.
The petition argues that canceling the primaries violates the party constitution and the rights of rank-and-file members, and warns that the move could trigger mass refund claims. The party court has yet to announce a hearing date.
This follows days of maneuvering within Likud. As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, Bitan's petition is the latest in a sequence that also includes a summons by Likud Constitution Committee chairman Haim Katz for a Tuesday meeting aimed at forcing a vote on primaries. The broader context is a reported effort to bypass the primaries altogether, which has sparked anger among party members.
2 developments
- StrongLikud Constitution Committee summoned for Tuesday; chairman Haim Katz moves to force primaries
- StrongLikud primaries reportedly set to be canceled; Netanyahu to determine list
- DevelopingJerusalem District Court issues interim injunction against Likud convention
- DevelopingLikud submits legal defense of Ravilo appointment to High Court
Source and signal
- Internal intake