Religious Zionist Party to hold primaries on July 26

The Religious Zionist Party will hold its leadership primaries on July 26, according to reports. The date was announced on Tuesday, following the party leadership's recent discussion on timing.

The Religious Zionist Party has set July 26 as the date for internal primaries, as reported by multiple Israeli outlets on Tuesday. This follows a meeting of the party leadership earlier this month, which as The Zioneer reported at the time, was convened to determine the schedule and format of the vote. Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich had previously signaled a preference for holding the vote close to the expected Knesset dissolution, to align internal and general election campaigns. The precise format of the primary (open versus closed) has not yet been confirmed in these latest reports.

3 developments

1. 12:06 · 7 JulLatest

   Primary date officially set for July 26.

2. 17:20 · 6 Jul

   Smotrich requests primaries be held close to Knesset dissolution date.

3. 16:51 · 6 Jul

   Religious Zionist Party leadership to convene tonight to set primary date

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