The Battle for the Primaries Is Decided: The Blow to Likud MKs and Ministers

The Tel Aviv District Court rejected the petitions against the Likud court's decision, leaving in place the ruling that prevents sitting Knesset members, ministers, and their deputies from running in the districts in the internal elections. They will be forced to run on the national list. The decision sparked an uproar within the party.

The decision preventing sitting Knesset members, ministers, and their deputies from running in the districts in Likud's internal elections remains in place, after the Tel Aviv District Court rejected the petitions filed against it. The Likud court, which convened last week, canceled the clause that allowed these officeholders to run in the districts, where the identity of the candidate was decided by a margin of a few votes. Following the rejection, they will be forced to run on the national list in the upcoming internal elections. The decision sparked an uproar within the party, especially against the backdrop of the intention of Knesset members to run in the districts. The article does not detail the names of the affected candidates or the broader political implications.