Tonight (Thursday), the Likud sharply attacked the intention of the bloc of parties working to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to promote in the 24th Knesset a bill that would prevent a criminal defendant from forming a government.
“A change bloc is a laundered term for an anti-democratic bloc,” the Likud said. “The only change they really want to bring about is laws that exist only in Iran to filter candidates and bring about the abolition of the democratic election of over a million citizens in Israel.”
The chairman of the Likud faction, Miki Zohar, added: “‘Personal legislation against Netanyahu will be a cry for generations. It will stand us in good stead, and present us in the world as a dark regime. In a democracy, only the public decides who it elects to lead the country. “
Earlier today, with the end of the counting of votes in the Central Election Commission, it became clear that the bloc of parties supporting Netanyahu, along with the right, was left with 59 seats. The chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, Avigdor Lieberman, later announced that he intends to work to advance the law, which is personally directed against Netanyahu: “I am committed to doing everything to prevent further elections. The first stage goes through a bill that would prevent a Knesset member with an indictment from being a candidate for a government. I expect all parties who are hoping for change, which has been discussed in recent months, to take responsibility and join this bill. “
Following the publication of the unofficial results of the election committee, the chairman of Tikva Hadasha, Gideon Saar, wrote: “It is clear that Netanyahu does not have a majority to form a government under his leadership. Action must now be taken to realize the possibility of forming a change government. As I announced on election night: “Ego will not be a consideration.”
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Labor Party, Merav Michaeli, and the chairman of Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid, met tonight. At the end of the meeting, a joint statement was issued, according to which the two “discussed possible collaborations to form a coalition to change and change the Netanyahu regime. It was decided that further talks will take place later.”
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