Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party was set on Tuesday for the first time in almost 14 years to host its national conference to elect the party’s powerful Central Committee.

Elections have not been held since the last conference in January 2012.

The Central Committee, which has approximately 4,500 members, is led by Tourism Minister Haim Katz. It serves as the party’s main representative body, responsible for approving major policy decisions and internal rules. Its members are selected by local Likud branches around the country.

It, in turn, elects the party’s 50-member Secretariat, currently led by Defense Minister Israel Katz, which acts as the party’s executive body responsible for party operations, including staff, budget, regional offices, campaigns, and selecting candidates for the party’s Knesset slate in certain reserved slots.

While the new members of the Central Committee will be picked on Tuesday, the heads of the Central Committee, as well as the Secretariat members and head,........

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