Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to give one of the reserved slots on the Likud list to Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz, according to a ynet report.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to grant one of the reserved slots on the Likud Knesset list to Likud Central Committee chairman Haim Katz, according to a ynet report Monday evening. The slot is among the eight reserved positions Netanyahu secured earlier in the day in the party's constitution committee.
Earlier Monday, at 16:50 Jerusalem, the Likud Constitution Committee voted to approve a proposal granting Netanyahu eight reserved slots on the party list, and authorized him to adjust electoral districts, according to multiple news outlets. The vote followed negotiations in which Katz, the committee chairman, presented a compromise proposal that was ultimately approved. The Zioneer previously reported on the internal discussions, including Netanyahu's threat to leave the party unless he received ten reserved slots, and subsequent talks with Katz.
As The Zioneer reported on June 23, Netanyahu threatened to quit Likud unless granted ten reserved slots. Subsequent talks with Katz, reported on June 28, brought them closer to an agreement. The approved proposal with eight slots reflects a compromise from the initial demand. The Zioneer also reported Sunday that Netanyahu and Katz were nearing an agreement on reserved slots ahead of the party's primaries.
The ynet report did not specify when the formal announcement would be made, nor the exact position on the list Katz would receive. The allocation of the remaining reserved slots has not been disclosed.
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