Likud is mounting for Prime Minister and MK Sa'ar's deal • Netanyahu will hold a large conference at the Prime Minister's residence, attended by dozens of local government leaders • Sa'ar: "Netanyahu will not succeed in forming government for the seventh time, I believe I will win and bring about change"
Netanyahu and Saar // Photos: Amit Shavei
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Knesset Member David Bitten to shelve the initiative he is promoting to abolish the primaries for Likud. "We are a democratic movement and its members will decide who will lead it," Netanyahu said.
Although it is estimated that Netanyahu will defeat Saar in a significant gap, as the tight-knit race, which will likely take place on December 23, tensions within the Likud increase. "Today Israel" has learned that tomorrow (Friday) Netanyahu will hold a large supporters' conference at the Prime Minister's Residence, attended by dozens of heads of local authorities from around the country. About 300 participants are expected at the Netanyahu headquarters.
Today, Sa'ar attacked Netanyahu, saying that "the prime minister is politically blocked - these are the facts. He has not formed a government three times, and even if we run for the fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh elections he will not succeed. So only primaries can extricate us from this situation - Or we will lose power. "
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Sa'ar said, "Disseminating a third Knesset in one year is a sad thing we came to. I suggested a way to avoid it three weeks ago, by holding primaries before the Knesset dissipation. That way, further elections could be avoided, but I proposed Moslem. The primaries in two weeks, will be proof that they could be maintained even in the 21 days prior to the Knesset's dispersal. "
Sa'ar added that "I am competing to win and I am committed to bringing about change." He also said he supports limiting the prime minister's term to two terms or a maximum of eight years.