Likud primary marks win for Netanyahu bid to reshape sinking party and win back voters
With party bleeding support, prime minister is hoping that bringing moderates to top of list in place of far-rightists preferred by faction's hardcore can prove difference-maker in tight general election The post Likud primary marks win for Netanyahu bid to reshape sinking party and win back voters appeared first on The Times of Israel .
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seen a significant win in the Likud primaries, according to The Times of Israel. The party is currently losing support, and Netanyahu is attempting to reshape it by bringing moderates to the top of the list, replacing far-rightists preferred by the party's hardcore faction.
The Jerusalem Post reports that those favored by Netanyahu, including Amir Ohana, Amichai Chikli, and Almog Cohen, prospered in the primaries, while those with whom he had clashed, such as David Bitan, Tali Gotliv, and Nir Barkat, floundered.
According to the Jerusalem Post, historical trends suggest that individual winners in the primaries may not necessarily remain with the party long-term. In the last four Likud primaries, nearly half of those who occupied top slots later left the party, citing ideological clashes with Netanyahu or feeling they had nowhere to advance.
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