Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived at a meeting of Likud-affiliated local council heads and mayors on Sunday afternoon, according to reports. The gathering comes amid internal party tensions over the primary election process, with some faction members pushing to bypass the primaries via an arranging committee.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a meeting of Likud-affiliated council and mayoral heads on Sunday afternoon, amid ongoing internal party tensions over the primary election process. The meeting, reported by party sources, is the latest in a series of internal consultations as the Likud party grapples with the question of how to determine its Knesset slate.
The Zioneer has tracked multiple related developments over the past month, including Netanyahu's summons of Likud ministers and MKs to his office, meetings with Likud municipal leaders, and a push by some senior figures for an arranging committee to bypass the August primaries. The party's Constitution Committee, chaired by Haim Katz, has also been summoned to discuss the primary method.
The agenda and outcome of the current meeting remain unclear, but it is seen as part of Netanyahu's efforts to manage internal party dynamics ahead of the primaries.
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