The Likud party court ruled Sunday morning that there is no justification to cancel the party's primaries, declaring 'we are not a one-man party,' according to ynet. The decision reinforces the party's commitment to internal elections amid ongoing debates over the primary schedule.
The Likud party court ruled Sunday morning that there is no basis to cancel the party's primaries, declaring 'we are not a one-man party,' according to ynet. The decision, reported in the morning hours, echoes the court's earlier rulings issued at 03:11 Jerusalem, which had already blocked a clause allowing party leader Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel primaries in a security emergency and suggested postponement or digital voting instead.
The court's full ruling, published at 03:11 Jerusalem, unfolded in a series of interconnected decisions. The initial ruling struck down the cancellation clause, stating the party is not a 'one-man party.' The expanded decision then mandated preparation for electronic voting and required secretariat approval for reserved slots. The court explicitly rejected the inclusion of a cancellation clause, calling electronic voting 'a thousand times better' than no vote at all.
The ruling comes amid a broader internal party struggle over the primary process. As The Zioneer reported in preceding weeks, the party court had already ruled on ballot wording, and the Jerusalem District Court had lifted an injunction against the Likud convention. MKs from within the party had publicly called for the primaries to proceed, with some echoing the 'not a one-man party' line.
While the court's position is clear, the path forward remains contingent on party institutions. The current constitution does not permit electronic voting, and the court's expectation that the party prepare for it may require constitutional amendments or further legal challenges. The implementation of the ruling will be tested in the coming days.
4 developments
- DevelopingMK Moshe Saada: Likud primaries should proceed, no reason to cancel
- DevelopingCoalition MK Gotliv: primaries will happen, 'we are not a one-man party'
- DevelopingLikud candidates reportedly fear senior party members support canceling primaries
- StrongLikud Constitution Committee unanimously confirms August 4 primaries
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