Cohen, Levin, Ohana and Regev top Likud primary, with over 60% of vote counted
Energy Minister Eli Cohen was poised to win first place in the Likud party primary after operatives from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s finished counting over half of the vote before dawn on Tuesday.Cohen was trailed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and coalition whip Ofir Katz.After ballots from 302 of 501 total polling stations across the country were counted, the results were as follows:1. Eli Cohen 2. Yariv Levin 3. Amir Ohana 4. Miri Regev 5. Ofir Katz 6. Yoav Kisch 7. Miki Zohar 8. Almog Cohen 9. Amichai Chikli 10. David Amsalem 11. Moshe Saada 12. David Bitan 13. Tally Gotliv 14. Shlomo Karhi 15. Nir Barkat 16. Boaz BismuthGiven that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has consistently been polling in the low 20s, and given that roughly one-third of the first 30 slots on the Likud list are reserved for…
Energy Minister Eli Cohen was leading the Likud party primary results with over 60% of the vote counted, followed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. The primary, which saw 53.5% voter turnout among Likud's 140,000 members, determines the party's electoral lineup for the upcoming Knesset elections. Due to a reduced number of realistic slots and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ability to handpick eight candidates, many current Likud lawmakers are not expected to retain their seats. The top 16 finishers are most likely to enter the next Knesset, given that Likud is polling in the low 20s for mandates.
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