Chairman Haim Katz of the Likud Central Committee is calling for an urgent meeting of the committee.
The Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services said, "We have to convene the Likud Central Committee in order to approve the merger with Kulanu, and at the same time we must bring [Justice Minister] Ayelet Shaked [into the party], because she is worthy and represents an electoral force that will strengthen the Likud."