Likud Primary Results Near: Eli Cohen Leads, Ohana-Levin Race Tightens with 80% of Votes Counted
Cohen finished more than 3,000 votes ahead of Amir Ohana as Likud members chose the party’s realistic Knesset slate in a manual count.
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Likud primary results near: Eli Cohen leads, Ohana-Levin race tightens with 80% of votes counted
With 80% of the votes counted, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen appears to have secured the top slot, followed by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Justice Minister Yariv Levin.
Eli Cohen tops tense Likud primary as several ministers fall short
After some 75,000 Likud members cast their ballots, final results put Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana second and Justice Minister Yariv Levin third, while several serving ministers remain outside realistic spots on Likud’s next Knesset slate
The Ministers of Energy and Justice and the Speaker of Parliament were the most voted candidates in the primary elections of the Likud, party of the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, for the October legislative elections.
The Likud primaries' vote counting headquarters was set up at Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa tonight, and from there the results that shape the face of the list for the next Knesset are flowing in. After about 80% of the votes have been counted, a surprising picture emerges: Minister Eli Cohen leads in first place, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in second place and Minister Yariv Levin in third place. The final results are expected to be announced late…
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