Likud sources pressure Netanyahu to reserve slot for Almog Cohen

Likud sources are pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reserve a slot for MK Almog Cohen on the party's list for the next Knesset, after Cohen did not submit his candidacy for the primaries. The pressure is mounting amid concerns that Cohen may join Moshe Feiglin's Zehut party.

Likud sources are exerting heavy pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reserve a slot for MK Almog Cohen on the party's list for the next Knesset, after Cohen did not submit his candidacy for the primaries. The deadline for submitting candidacy expired last night at midnight, and Cohen chose not to register. According to the sources, Cohen is considered a popular figure among Likud voters, and his exclusion could cost votes in the periphery and the Negev. Meanwhile, Cohen is holding talks with Moshe Feiglin about joining the Zehut party, which increases the urgency of the pressure on Netanyahu. Cohen's associates said that no final decision has been made yet.