Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates
According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements
Assessment
Ra'am is moving toward internal democratic processes for the first time, a shift from its previous candidate selection methods. The party frames this primary as a constitutional and organizational milestone. The outcome will test whether the party can maintain unity while opening candidate selection to a broader membership base.