Likud Primaries May Be Postponed: The Reason Behind the Delay
The ruling party was scheduled to select its list representatives on August 17, but due to pending legal issues, the primaries may be pushed to the end of the month. Likud has denied these reports.
The Likud primaries are expected to be postponed from August 17 to August 30, with the main reason being ongoing legal proceedings in the courts and the movement's judicial institutions that have yet to be resolved.
At the center of the dispute is whether incumbent ministers and Knesset members will be allowed to run in the districts or if they will be required to run only on the national list. This decision is expected to directly affect how many candidates will run and the structure of the lists in the primaries.
The consequences of the legal process are already being felt in the internal election schedule. According to the original plan, candidates were supposed to complete the registration process by today and announce the framework in which they would run — in the districts or on the national list.
However, as long as a final decision has not been reached, many candidates cannot make an informed decision regarding their path of candidacy.
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Likud's spokesperson responded to the report: "Complete fake news. The primaries will be held on August 17."
