Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he intends to seek approval for reserved spots on the Likud party list for Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Minister Haim Katz ahead of this year’s legislative elections.
According to the daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu is expected to bring the proposal before Likud’s party secretariat for approval.
The announcement came as Likud lawmakers and ministers were competing over their positions on the party’s list for the Oct. 27 elections.
The Likud list refers to the party’s official slate of candidates for parliamentary elections. Under Israel’s electoral system, voters choose a party, and candidates enter the Knesset according to their order on the party list and the number of seats the party wins.
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