From Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party agrees to do away with primaries
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a meeting of his Religious Zionism faction at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party agrees to his suggestion to do away with primaries ahead of the next election.
The party members instead decide that their Knesset slate will be decided by a 150-member committee.
The effort might be in vain as repeated polls show the far-right party failing to cross the election threshold for the Knesset.
The next elections are set for October 2026 but may be held earlier.
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