Likud primaries

‘Not a one-man party’: Likud court blocks wartime cancellation of primaries

The tribunal ruled that postponing the primaries should be the preferred option during an emergency and that the party should also prepare for electronic voting.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.
Elections for the Likud Central Committee, in the south Tel Aviv district. November 25, 2025.

Likud panel votes to expand Netanyahu’s control over party list, wartime primary alternative

Likud’s Constitution Committee backed sweeping changes granting Netanyahu eight reserved list slots and authority to replace primaries with a wartime selection committee.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026.

Likud panel expands Netanyahu’s control over party list to reserve eight slots ahead of primaries

Netanyahu reportedly has held several meetings with Katz ahead of the vote, seeking to bridge disagreements over the primary system.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Let voters have a say in who they vote in to Knesset - opinion

The adoption of a ‘semi-open ballot’ in Israel enjoys broad support across the political spectrum, both among civil society organizations and among the members of Knesset and their parties. 

|ByOFER KENIG

Is Likud ready for the post-Netanyahu era?

The assumption all along has been that the Likud needs Netanyahu more than Netanyahu needs Likud. But is that really true?

AUGUST 8, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Netanyahu, Tzachi Braverman, and Yisrael Katz at security cabinet meeting

Netanyahu angry Likud ministers slow to back him

It would appear that in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eyes, those who are not with him are against him.

AUGUST 6, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Netanyahu, Tzachi Braverman, and Yisrael Katz at security cabinet meeting

Effort afoot to save freshmen Likud MK

30 Likud MKs will all be vying for just 15 slots.

AUGUST 1, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN
Likud ballots