Likud institutions will vote next week on a proposal to reserve 10 slots for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the party's Knesset list, with eight of the slots in the top 25 positions, according to a report. The emerging agreement between Netanyahu and Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz also includes a possible alternative of an arranging committee that would keep most current members in place.
Likud party bodies will vote next week on a proposal to reserve 10 Knesset slots for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with eight of the slots in the top 25 positions, according to a party report obtained by The Zioneer. The emerging agreement between Netanyahu and Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz also includes a possible alternative of an 'arranging committee' that would keep almost all current MKs in place while allowing female lawmakers to compete in districts.
The new report, which follows an earlier bulletin from The Zioneer at 15:52 Jerusalem about a near agreement on 10 reserved slots up to position 35, adds details on the voting mechanism and the alternative route. The thread of reports on this issue began earlier today at 14:23 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer published a series of rapid updates: first reporting that Netanyahu arrived at Katz's home to discuss the dispute; then that the discussion focused on the number of reserved slots; then that an agreement had been reached on eight reserved slots in the top 25, according to N12; then that Likud bodies would vote on the proposal next week; and finally, that the agreement included 10 slots up to position 35. The corroboration has evolved from a single source (Knesset journalist Suleiman Maswadeh) to multiple news outlets and party sources.
The Zioneer previously reported on the background of this internal Likud standoff, including Netanyahu's threat to quit the party unless granted 10 reserved slots (June 23) and subsequent compromise proposals (July 1). The party's primaries are set for August 4.
The current report is based on a single party source and has not been independently corroborated. The proposal is still subject to a vote, and the alternative of an arranging committee could shift the outcome. It remains unclear which option will ultimately be adopted.
6 developments
- StrongNetanyahu, Katz nearing agreement on Likud reserved slots ahead of primaries
- DevelopingNetanyahu threatens to quit Likud unless granted 10 reserved Knesset slots
- StrongNetanyahu demands 11 ministerial portfolios in top 40 Knesset slots
- DevelopingMinister Eli Cohen expects Netanyahu to receive 6-7 'reserved' Knesset seats in Likud primary
Source and signal
- Internal intake