According to N12's Daphna Liel, the first clause of Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposal to reserve slots in the Likud list is expected to pass by a significant margin. The second clause, which would allow MKs to also run in districts, has a narrow gap of about 200 votes as counting continues.
Tonight's vote in the Likud Central Committee on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to reserve slots in the party's Knesset list is showing a split outcome. According to N12's Daphna Liel, the first clause, which grants Netanyahu a set number of reserved slots, is expected to pass by a wide margin. The second clause, which would allow sitting MKs to also run in the party's district primaries, is currently hanging by a narrow margin of approximately 200 votes as counting continues.
The vote caps a day of high turnout, with 72.82% of the nearly 4,000 eligible voters participating, as reported earlier. The first clause securing eight reserved slots for the prime minister was reported to have passed by a large majority after partial counting earlier in the evening. At 21:54 Jerusalem, Amit Segal (N12) reported a narrow gap in favor of Netanyahu's proposal as counting neared completion. The current update provides more detail on the specific margins.
The internal party struggle over the method of selecting the Likud slate has been ongoing for weeks. As The Zioneer reported on July 1, a compromise proposal reported by Nadav Elimelech (N12) sought to integrate rebel MKs while preserving reserved slots for Netanyahu loyalists up to position 25. Background reports from late June detailed Netanyahu's demands for up to 10 reserved slots and threats to leave the party if his demands were not met.
The outcome of the second clause remains uncertain, with the gap of about 200 votes still within the range of uncounted ballots. The final results are expected later tonight.
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