Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a petition with the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday evening seeking to overturn the Likud party court's decision barring sitting MKs from running in district primaries, according to journalist Shalom Stein.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally petitioned the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday evening, demanding that the court overturn the Likud party court's decision barring sitting MKs from running in district primaries, according to journalist Shalom Stein.
The petition comes after the Likud party court ruled earlier Tuesday that MKs and ministers must resign their current seats before competing in district-specific slots in the upcoming primaries, a decision that threatened to force out at least half of the current faction, as The Zioneer reported. The ruling had sparked a wave of internal party tension, with Likud legal adviser Ilan Bombach announcing earlier Tuesday evening that he planned to file a similar petition. Netanyahu's direct intervention escalates the confrontation between the prime minister and the party's internal judicial body.
The District Court has not yet scheduled a hearing on the petition. The outcome will determine whether sitting MKs can participate in the district primaries without resigning, a key issue ahead of the Likud's internal elections.
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