Deals, free votes and a rare meeting with Avner Netanyahu: Behind the scenes of the Likud primaries

i24NEWS reporter Dror Rafael accompanied the candidates in the Likud primaries for 12 dramatic hours. He describes deals between candidates, free votes, and a rare meeting with Avner Netanyahu, the prime minister's son, who voted at the ballot box. The article reveals the exhausting race for the top of the list, alongside final results that have already been published.

i24NEWS reporter Dror Rafael went to the main polling stations of the Likud primaries and documented 12 dramatic hours of an exhausting race for the top of the list. The article reveals the behind-the-scenes: deals between candidates, free votes, and candidates rushing from polling station to polling station. The highlight is a rare meeting with Avner Netanyahu, the prime minister's son, who came to vote. Alongside this, the article mentions the final results that have already been published: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the top of the list, Energy Minister Eli Cohen in second place, and at the top also Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev, and Tali Gottlieb. Other leading ministers were pushed to unrealistic positions. The article focuses on the atmosphere and tension on the ground, not on deep political analysis.