Netanyahu the sole candidate for Likud leadership

No Likud members have submitted their candidacy to challenge Netanyahu for the party leadership by the Sunday deadline.

As a result, the primaries for the party leadership — scheduled for February — may be called off.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Sunday, January 10, 2016 (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on Sunday, January 10, 2016 (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

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