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Netanyahu Delays Likud Candidate Slots, Threatening Secret Ballot

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed publishing Likud’s reserved candidate slots, risking a secret ballot.
Likud must submit Knesset lists by Tuesday 10 p.m., per the Central Elections Committee.
Oren Dobronsky withdrew from the Likud slate, opting for a ministerial AI role.
He said the role would require renouncing U.S. citizenship, possibly triggering an exit tax.

History

Historical Context

Likud, founded in 1973, ended thirty-year Labor dominance when Menachem Begin won 43 seats in the 1977 “upheaval” election. Since then the Central Elections Committee has imposed a 30-day, Tuesday-10 p.m. deadline for parties to finalize their lists. Now Netanyahu’s postponement of Likud’s list and Dobronsky’s AI-ministerial exit revive those internal fights.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed publishing Likud’s reserved candidate slots, risking a secret ballot.
Likud must submit Knesset lists by Tuesday 10 p.m., per the Central Elections Committee.
Oren Dobronsky withdrew from the Likud slate, opting for a ministerial AI role.
He said the role would require renouncing U.S. citizenship, possibly triggering an exit tax.

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