12 minutes after The Zioneer reported Likud was charging 20,000 shekels for primary registration, double the legal cap, the party announced it will correct the fee to 10,000 shekels, following a Channel 14 report.
Moments after The Zioneer reported that Likud was charging 20,000 shekels for primary registration — double the 10,000-shekel legal cap set by the Parties Law — the party reversed course. Following a Channel 14 report, Likud announced it will correct its notice to voters and require only 10,000 shekels, the statutory maximum. The correction avoids potential penalties of up to 513,000 shekels specified in the law for violations.
The development comes amid a broader legal dispute over the primary process. On June 28, The Zioneer reported that a Likud candidate had petitioned the party's court to approve the primary regulations by July 2, with dozens of Central Committee members supporting a secret ballot on the regulations. Additionally, the Knesset is set to approve a budget that nearly doubles the funds available to Likud MKs and ministers for primary campaigns, as The Zioneer reported on June 30.
The corrected fee is expected to be formally issued to candidates shortly.
2 developments
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- StrongParty election budgets surge 25 million shekels; Likud primary funding nearly doubles
- DevelopingLikud hopeful files court petition demanding primaries regulations by July 2
- DevelopingLikud anger over possible primaries cancellation: 'We laid down on the fence for Netanyahu after 7/10'
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