Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has accused the Likud party of advancing legislation specifically aimed at preventing him from running in future elections. The proposed law would require leaders of new parties, whose previous parties dissolved within the past seven years, to settle any outstanding debts before using campaign funds for new electoral campaigns. Bennett argues that this move is a sign that Likud fears facing him in a fair contest and claims he is not responsible for the debts of his former parties, as he was not their most recent leader. He also points out that Likud itself carries a larger campaign finance debt.