The Likud party secretariat will be asked to approve reserved Knesset slots for Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and party chairman Haim Katz, alongside the new reserved slots Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to bring, according to a Likud announcement. The move is the latest in the ongoing internal process over the composition of the party's Knesset list.
The Likud party secretariat will be asked to approve reserved Knesset list slots for Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and party chairman Haim Katz, alongside the new slots Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to bring, according to a Likud announcement. The request is the latest development in the party's internal process over the composition of its list ahead of the next election.
Earlier Tuesday morning, The Zioneer reported that Defense Minister Israel Katz had been awarded a reserved slot and would not participate in the Likud primary election, following a secretariat decision overnight. The new request seeks to formalize reserved slots for all three senior ministers — Sa'ar, Katz, and Haim Katz — in addition to the seats the prime minister is expected to reserve.
The reserved slots push has been a central issue in Likud internal politics since June, when Prime Minister Netanyahu sought up to ten reserved positions, triggering opposition from party figures over the dilution of the democratic primary process. The party's central committee is expected to vote on the final list composition in the coming days.
What remains unclear is how many new reserved slots the prime minister will ultimately bring and whether the secretariat will approve the request in its current form.
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