Israel, media: Likud primaries next August 4

Rome, June 28. (LaPresse) – According to Israeli media reports, the Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will hold its internal primary on August 4, due to ongoing disagreements over the electoral format and the number of reserved seats on the party’s Knesset list. According to some sources, the prime minister is asking for 11 reserved seats among the top 40 on the list, a request opposed by Haim Katz, president of the Likud Constitutional Commission. No agreement has yet been reached.