Netanyahu's Coalition Submits Bill To Dissolve Parliament, Trigger Fresh Polls
The move follows a coalition crisis over military draft exemptions, and polls show Netanyahu’s bloc could win about 50 of the 120 Knesset seats, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition submitted a bill to dissolve the Knesset, initiating the formal process toward holding early elections later this year.
- The move follows an internal coalition crisis over a haredi draft bill, with faction Degel Hatorah demanding dissolution on Tuesday as the government's four-year term nears completion.
- Netanyahu's proposed legislation mandates elections no less than 90 days after approval, granting the prime minister flexibility to schedule voting when he perceives the highest likelihood of electoral success.
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Benjamin Netanyahu threatens the loss of the power base: his coalition clears the way for early new elections. The opposition is already forming – with an alliance that could seriously endanger the long-term prime minister for the first time.
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berlingske.dkIf the motion to dissolve parliament is passed, elections could be held in Israel from the third week of August.
Israel's government has submitted a motion for the dissolution of the parliament, paving the way for early elections. The motion could be voted on Wednesday in a week, as Israeli media reported. The election for a new parliament would take place on a date set by the Knesset Committee, which "may lie at least 90 days after the adoption of this law," it continued. Thus, a new election would be possible at the earliest in August. The draft law was …
Jerusalem, Indefinite. Israel’s ruling coalition presented a proposal to dissolve the country’s parliament (Knesset), which opens the way to early elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party announced Wednesday. According to Israeli media, the dissolution project could be put to a vote on May 20. “Knesset 25 will be dissolved before the end of its term. Elections (to form the next parliament) will be held on a date determined by the Kne…
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