1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 2 5 th ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁L ik ud ▁members ▁Y is rael ▁K atz ▁and ▁Gil ad ▁Er dan . ▁ ▁L ik ud ▁leadership ▁run ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁amid ▁coal ition ▁tal ks , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Net any ahu ▁indicated ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁holding ▁a ▁snap ▁election ▁for ▁party ▁leadership . ▁In ▁a ▁ter se ▁twe et , ▁Sa ' ar ▁respond ed ▁" I ' m ▁ready ." ▁After ▁Net any ahu ▁decided ▁against ▁holding ▁a ▁leadership ▁election , ▁Sa ' ar ▁confirmed ▁he ▁would ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁and ▁would ▁support ▁Net any ahu ▁until ▁then . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Sa ' ar ▁asked ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁Central ▁Committee ▁to ▁schedule ▁a ▁party ▁leadership ▁race ▁within ▁two ▁weeks , ▁allowing ▁the ▁winner ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁before ▁the ▁K ness et ▁would ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁which ▁would ▁trigger ▁new ▁K ness et ▁elections , ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁a ▁year . ▁After ▁the ▁K ness et ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁elections ▁set ▁for ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁leadership ▁elections ▁were ▁set ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Sa ' ar ▁received ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁L ik ud ▁M embers ▁of ▁K ness et , ▁including ▁Ha im ▁K atz , ▁the ▁powerful ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁central