Netanyahu secures extra Likud slot for loyalist defense minister Katz, to shield him from primary election
Netanyahu said security needs would leave Katz unable to campaign, as an internal party poll projected he would reach the 19th seat on the party's slate. FM Sa'ar and Likud Central Committee head Haim Katz were also secured. 'This doesn't look good,' one source says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to add reserved slots to the Likud party's Knesset list. According to the Jerusalem Post, these slots will be given to Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Likud Central Committee Chairman Haim Katz.
The decision to secure spots for Sa'ar, Katz, and Haim Katz on the Likud list was announced by the party. Sa'ar's placement is part of a unification agreement between his party and Likud, while Haim Katz's position is due to his role as chairman of the party's Central Committee.
Defense Minister Israel Katz was given a reserved slot so he could focus on security needs rather than engage in politics. An internal party poll had projected Katz would reach the 19th seat on the party's slate. Netanyahu has eight reserved spaces on the party list, and Oren Dobronsky, a businessman, was announced as his first reserved candidate.
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