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Likud primaries

Then opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their votes in the Likud primary in Tel Aviv, August 10, 2022. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)
July 26, 2026, 3:15 pm
Likud court overturns Netanyahu bid to cancel party primary in case of war
Tribunal stresses importance of maintaining vote for election slate, says nixing it would be ‘wholesale violation of party constitution,’ will step in if emergency prevents ballot
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
People stand at polling station during the Likud party's primaries, which were halted following a court order, at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 6:46 pm
Court orders Likud to postpone vote on expanding Netanyahu’s control over party slate
Injunction granted after petitions argue that all party members must be given chance to vote, not just the 4,500 members of the Likud Central Committee
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Entebbe hostage rescue, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 9:56 pm
Six of top 20: Likud okays plan to give Netanyahu more power over party’s electoral slate
In compromise with Likud Constitution Committee, PM to handpick candidates for slots 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 18, 26, and 31; party expected to win some 20-25 seats in October elections
By Charlie Summers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
July 9, 2026, 3:32 pm
Likud lawmakers said increasingly worried Netanyahu will skip holding primaries
MK warns that if the prime minister moves to form a selection committee to choose the party’s ticket, there will be ‘immediate political consequences’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 8:06 pm
Netanyahu set to gain unprecedented control over Likud slate in battle over primaries
PM seeking 8-10 reserved slots for handpicked candidates amid resistance to his broader plan to replace primaries with a selection committee
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their vote during the elections for the Likud Central Committee, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, November 25, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 9:40 pm
Likud to hold primaries for its electoral slate by July 28; Netanyahu guaranteed top spot
Internal polls have reportedly raised concerns that primaries could elevate candidates popular with the base but less appealing to moderate right-wing voters
By Ariela Karmel
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 1:56 pm
Report: Katz hired unqualified political allies as consultants at Defense Ministry
Channel 12 investigation says minister gave role to Likud operator Yair Shalom, despite the latter reportedly being suspected of credit card fraud, as party looks toward primaries
By ToI Staff
MK Tally Gotliv reacts during a Knesset conference on June 4, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
January 6, 2026, 7:00 pm
Poll: Likud members would put firebrand Gotliv in top primary spot, second only to PM
Populist MK ‘grateful for the great trust’; however, Netanyahu reportedly sees her as an electoral liability, and experts expect voting-day deals to yield very different results
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 16, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
November 16, 2025, 4:03 pm
Netanyahu accuses ministers of electioneering; briefly bars 4 tardy ministers from meeting
In apparent swipe at Defense Minister Katz, PM blasts ‘barrage’ of campaigning ahead of elections, set to be held by no later than October 2026
By Lazar Berman
Former Likud MK Yoav Gallant in the Knesset, December 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 6, 2025, 5:02 pm
Likud legal adviser calls for expelling Gallant, barring him from party primaries
‘We wish Gallant success in the left-wing bloc,’ Likud says after former defense minister criticizes the government in his first interview since resigning from the Knesset
By Sam Sokol
Likud MKs Dudi Amsalem (left), David Bitan (standing center) and Danny Danon (right) seen during a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, February 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 6, 2023, 1:37 pm
As Netanyahu’s popularity wanes, Likud MK Danny Danon prepares to mount challenge
Some party members said to be working toward vote of no confidence against PM; while several seem interested in replacing him as Likud leader, ex-UN envoy is seen as top contender
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu poses with candidates he added to the Likud Knesset slate: (from left) Yossi Fuchs, Tsega Melaku, Idit Silman, Moshe Saada, and Amichai Chikli, September 14, 2022. (Courtesy)
September 14, 2022, 10:57 pm
Netanyahu adds former rebel MKs who downed Bennett government to his Likud slate
Ex-justice official who attacked prosecutors over Netanyahu charges is also given spot; new faces have not stymied criticism over lack of female representation in Likud’s list
By Ash Obel and Carrie Keller-Lynn
MK Idit Silman chairs a Knesset Health Committee on May 10, 2022. (Flash90)
August 12, 2022, 10:29 am
Former Yamina MKs Silman and Chikli seen as likely appointments to Likud’s slate
Rebels who helped bring down Bennett government are favorites for reserved spots on party slate; Gal Hirsch, former senior IDF officer under indictment, also reportedly considered
By Sara Serfaty
A worker cleans fliers off the ground outside a Likud primary voting station in Ashdod on August 10, 2022. (Flash90)
August 12, 2022, 3:08 am
Rivals blast Likud as misogynist ‘Bibistan’ after primary rewards male loyalists
As erstwhile partners Sa’ar and Liberman take aim at slate for cult of personality around Netanyahu, nationalists Shaked and Ben Gvir predict future alliance with faction
By Ash Obel
Likud party leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures after voting next to his wife Sara in a primary to fill out the party's Knesset slate, in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2022. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
August 11, 2022, 8:37 pm
Likud voters just handed Netanyahu a mandate to remake the judicial system
MKs Yariv Levin, Amir Ohana and David Amsalem – long heavily critical of the Supreme Court’s power – placed in the top five in the party’s primary
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
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