The Likud party court has issued a decision regarding the summons of the Constitution Committee to discuss the party's primaries regulations, party sources report. The ruling comes amid ongoing internal battles over whether to hold primaries or bypass them via an arranging committee.
The Likud party court has ruled on the internal dispute over convening the Constitution Committee to debate the regulations governing party primaries, party sources said on Friday. The decision is the latest in a months-long internal struggle within Likud over the candidate selection process.
As The Zioneer has reported, the Constitution Committee has been at the center of repeated postponements and legal moves. On June 17, committee chairman Haim Katz summoned a meeting to push primaries forward; the committee later voted unanimously on June 28 to set primaries for August 4. However, rival factions — including MK David Bitan, who filed an urgent petition on June 21 — have pushed to block any arranging committee that would bypass a full primary vote.
A Jerusalem District Court injunction against the party convention was lifted on June 22, clearing the way for internal votes on Prime Minister Netanyahu's requested reserved slots. The party court's latest ruling now determines whether the Constitution Committee can proceed with finalizing the primaries regulations, with the clock ticking toward the August 4 date.
2 developments
- StrongLikud Constitution Committee summoned for Tuesday; chairman Haim Katz moves to force primaries
- DevelopingLikud hopeful files court petition demanding primaries regulations by July 2
- DevelopingLikud Constitution Committee to meet Sunday to discuss primaries and reserved slots
- StrongLikud Constitution Committee unanimously confirms August 4 primaries
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