Likud Primaries

Netanyahu: I predict we will have a great team

"Today is a holiday for the State of Israel. To avoid further elections, we need a large Likud. I predict we will have a great team."

Likud holds primaries as its 140,000 members head to the polls

Likud opens 110 polling stations, allowing around 140,000 party members to decide who will represent the party in the next Knesset.

Ex-Israel Hayom editor Boaz Bismuth to run in Likud primaries

Journalist and former Israeli Amb. to Mauritania says 'time has come' to serve Israeli citizens by joining 'moral and ideological home.'

Report: Netanyahu, Edelstein discussed moving up Likud primaries

Netanyahu and Edelstein reportedly met for more than an hour and discussed desire to move up the primaries to the beginning of next year.

Netanyahu pushing for early primaries, Likud MKs say

'We're at the end of the Netanyahu era,' says Likud lawmaker, as party gearing up for challenges to Netanyahu's leadership.

Netanyahu fails to convene Likud leadership primaries

Senior Likud members torpedo bid to hold leadership primaries which was last-ditch effort to prevent Bennett-Lapid government.

Likud will not hold primaries for Knesset slate

Likud secretariat approves Netanyahu's proposal to cancel the primaries for the Likud leadership and Knesset slate.

MK Barkat:

'Sa'ar will have to recalculate route'

MK Nir Barkat calls on Likud members to elect Netanyahu Likud leader despite indictments: 'Prime Minister enjoys presumption of innocence.'

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Likud Minister: Netanyahu's victory is not guaranteed

'It's not enough to click 'like' on Facebook or attend conferences,' Science Minister Akunis says. 'You have to go out and vote.'

Polls open for Likud leadership primaries

PM Netanyahu and key rival within Likud party ranks, former education and interior minister Gideon Sa'ar, face off in Likud primaries.

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MK Amir Ohana: Netanyahu's victory should be unequivocal

'The primaries are stimulating great enthusiasm on the ground. I believe that this will be reflected in the general elections as well.'

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MK Gideon Sa'ar: It's a fateful day for the Likud

'I call on Likud members - go out to vote despite the inclement weather,' Sa'ar says. 'Together, we can bring about change.'

Gideon Sa'ar calls on PM Netanyahu to hold a debate

Likud's MK Sa'ar promises to accommodate PM's schedule, urges debate 'like they do in the US' ahead of party primaries.

Likud Central Committee approves date of primaries

In two weeks, Gideon Sa'ar will try to oust Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was elected Likud chairman in 2005.

Report: Netanyahu preparing for snap primary

PM wants to establish his position as Likud Movement Chairman ahead of 21-day period before Knesset dissolution and new elections.

Final Likud list: Sa'ar in third place, Erdan in fourth

Votes in Likud primaries recounted following claims of irregularities. Edelstein, Yisrael Katz and Miri Regev at the top of the list.

Will the Likud ballots be recounted?

Chairman of Central Elections Committee orders examination into whether there were irregularities in the Likud primaries.

'Abbas wished Benny Gantz success in the elections'

PM Netanyahu responds to Likud primary results, takes aim at rival Gantz. "I am pleased. The trouble is that Abbas is also pleased."

Likud primaries:

Edelstein takes first place, Sa'ar fourth

Sharren Haskel, Yehuda Glick, Ayoob Kara, Oren Hazan likely won't make it into next Knesset.

Deputy FM calls Gantz 'Lapid in uniform'

MK Tzipi Hotovely, who advanced on Likud list: 'Our movement's impressed by action, not gimmicks. Hazan was a gimmick.'

It's official: Netanyahu will continue as Likud chairman

Likud's election committee confirms cancellation of the primaries for the leadership of the party.

Netanyahu stays unopposed - Likud may hold primaries anyway

Even with no contender, Netanyahu aides request to hold primaries. Committee to decide outcome on Monday.

Netanyahu wins bid to move up Likud primaries

Likud Central Committee approves PM's proposal to hold leadership vote in February. As well: Haim Katz chosen Central Committee chair.

Netanyahu working to move up Likud primaries

Prime Minister reportedly planning to hold primaries in February, possibly to prevent former minister Sa'ar from challenging him.

Rebellion? Likud Bill to Block Bibi

Senior Likud sources seek bill to limit prime minister's term, aside from proposals to limit Likud chairman's powers in party primaries.

It's Final: Likud Recount Gives Hotovely the 20th Spot

Long drawn out contest for realistic spot on list ends in Hotovely's favor, placing her a mere 101 votes ahead of Dichter.

Likud Recount Resumes as Dichter's Appeal Accepted

Supreme Court accepts Avi Dichter's appeal, orders Likud to resume recount of primaries.

Likud Recount: Dichter Appeals to Supreme Court

The duel between MK Tzipi Hotovely and Avi Dichter over the 20th spot in Likud's list is not over.

Hotovely: I Am in the #20 Spot

Tzipi Hotovely criticizes the decision to recount the votes in the Likud primaries, says it will unnecessarily hurt the party.

Likud Court Orders Recount of Primaries

Likud's internal court accepts petition of Avi Dichter and orders that ballots be recounted.

Saga Around Hotovely and Dichter Continues

Likud court suggests that Netanyahu cancel the reserved #11 spot on the list, threatens to consider ordering a recount of all the ballots.

Tzipi Hotovely Appointed to #20 Likud Spot

It's official: after weeks of controversy, Avi Dichter replaced by Hotovely for #20, bumping her up to a realistic place on the list.

Report: Hotovely Beat Dichter for Likud's 20th Spot After All

A recount of several ballots has reportedly found that Tzipi Hotovely narrowly beat Avi Dichter for the 20th spot on the Likud list.

Dichter Also Appeals Likud Primary Results

Days after Hotovely filed an official appeal with election commission, her main obstacle to a realistic spot, Dichter, does so as well.

Hotovely Appeals Likud Primaries Results

Tzipi Hotovely, who was just 55 votes short of being placed in a realistic spot on the Likud’s Knesset list, appeals results.

Bibi Asks Public to Select MKs for List

In an unconventional move, the Prime Minister uses social media to ask for names that can fill Likud's reserved spots.

Hotovely: Having a Baby Took a Political Toll

The MK, who did not do well in the primaries, says that her Likud activism was curtailed during her maternity leave.

Single Poll Station May Put Hotovely in Knesset Again

Sources close to the MK say that a poll station at Neria in Samaria gives her 82 votes and places her in 20th spot in Likud list.

Hotovely Out of Realistic Spot by 55 Votes

Final recount of Likud primaries finds Deputy Minister will not be in a realistic spot after all.

Recount Spells Hope for Hotovely

Only a few hundred primary election votes separate the MK – currently placed in 26th spot – from 20th spot in Likud's list.

Hotovely on Primaries Loss: This Isn't the End

MK Tzipi Hotovely, who failed to secure a realistic spot on the Likud’s election list, says she plans to continue her public mission.

Likud's New Knesset List Starts to Emerge

After 40% of the votes counted, Yuli Edelstein and Gilad Erdan likely to take second and third spots after Netanyahu. Miri Regev in fifth.

Initial Results Show Feiglin Won't Make Next Knesset

Polls show Moshe Feiglin may fall to an 'unrealistic' position on the Likud list; vows to 'continue no matter what.'

MK Regev: Strong Pro-Bibi List Will Win Elections

Israel needs a strong Likud – and a strong Binyamin Netanyahu leading it, said MK Miri Regev, appealing to Likud members to vote.

Former Shin Bet Head Returning to Politics on Likud List

Avi Dichter returns to Likud after brief hiatus, says he supports peace deal - but also that Israel should defang Gaza.

Netanyahu Tells Activists: The Left Has United Us

Prime Minister says 'a huge and almost unprecedented public campaign' is being waged against him.

Saar Says He Won't Challenge Netanyahu for Likud Leadership

Former interior minister who surprised everyone by taking a break from politics says he won't be making a comeback.

MK Danny Danon Announces Candidacy for Likud Party Leadership

Danon promises to 'talk Right and do Right' in campaign to wrest control of the party from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

How Would Likud Perform Without Netanyahu?

Survey examines how Likud would do if led by prime minister's nationalist rivals Danon, Feiglin.

Speaker Edelstein: This is No Time for Elections

As Knesset opens winter term, MK Edelstein says he hopes 'common sense' will prevail over election talk.

Netanyahu Set to Hold Likud Primaries Earlier Than Expected

Prime Minister wants to set aside one in 10 seats on Likud's list to a 'star' personally selected by him, in a bid to consolidate control.

Likud Insider Plays Down Tensions in Party

Shevah Stern says Netanyahu's absence from Central Committee meeting is a result of poor planning.

Likud Debate over ‘Undemocratic’ Primaries System

Local leaders join Limor Livnat, say Likud’s primaries system is ‘undemocratic.’ Judea and Samaria representatives unconvinced.

Second MK Suspected of Buying Votes

A senior Likud MK is suspected of having paid for votes. The MK calls suspicions ‘absurd.’

Pro-Family MK's Name was Missing from Likud Ballot

Revenge of the "feminists" or technical oversight? MK Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich says she was robbed.

Begin Won't Come Back without Meridor and Eitan

Report: Netanyahu offered Benny Begin to be a minister in the next government but he refused.

MK Hotovely's Proud Parents: She'll be a Minister

MK Tzipi Hotovely made a fantastic showing in the Likud’s primaries and her parents couldn’t be more proud.

Benny Begin: Don't Put Me on Likud List

Minister Begin issues unusual request after Elections Committee decided to discuss placing him in list.

Likud List Won't Hurt National Union, Predicts Candidate

Orit Strook, a candidate on the National Union’s Knesset list, says she does not believe the Likud list will negatively affect her party.

Likud MKs Celebrate Win

Likud MKs who won high slots on the party list celebrated with dinner parties, quiet prayer as voting ended.