Israel: voting under way in Likud primary seen as threat to Netanyahu
PM widely predicted to win, but rival could dent previously watertight party support
Benjamin Netanyahu faces a serious threat to his grip on power as members of his ruling Likud party begin voting in an internal ballot to decide who will lead them in an unprecedented third Israeli election in quick succession in March.
Despite battling three damning corruption indictments, the 70-year-old incumbent prime minister is widely predicted to win the leadership vote. Netanyahu has dominated the famously loyal rightwing party for most of the past two decades.