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Anti-Netanyahu opposition bloc weighs direct PM elections to break stalemate

With coalition talks deadlocked, Israel's opposition considers reviving Netanyahu's 2021 proposal for direct prime minister elections without dissolving parliament.

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What to know

  • Israel's opposition bloc is examining direct prime minister elections as a mechanism to break the political deadlock without dissolving parliament, reviving a proposal Netanyahu himself had advanced in 2021.
  • The opposition holds 67 Knesset seats—more than the 61 votes required to pass direct PM election legislation, making passage mathematically feasible.
  • The proposal addresses core obstacles to forming an alternative government: deep disagreements among opposition leaders and mutual commitments not to rely on Arab parties' support.
  • If enacted, direct PM elections would allow the opposition to pursue Netanyahu's removal without first agreeing on a single successor or restructuring the entire coalition.

“What you can't do in the first term, you'll do in the second. And what you don't do in the second term, you won't do anymore.”

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister (1997 statement on term limits) · Jerusalem Post ↗

Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister, Likud bloc leaderOpposition bloc Parliamentary coalition outside Netanyahu's governmentYair GolanYair Golan Democrats chairmanBen Caspit Maariv commentatorMichael Hauser Tov Journalist

Anti-Netanyahu opposition bloc weighs direct PM elections to break stalemate
Jerusalem Post

How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articles

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    Channel 12 confirms opposition parties considering direct PM election model

    Channel 12 cites sources within the bloc confirming parties are considering the direct PM election model. With anti-Netanyahu parties holding 67 Knesset seats and direct PM elections requiring only 61 votes to pass, the opposition mathematically possesses the necessary support to implement such legislation.

    1. 2 outlets Opposition bloc said weighing direct PM elections to break political deadlock

      first by Times of Israel, 8d ago · also The Times of Israel

    2. 1 outlet Anti-Netanyahu bloc said to weigh direct PM elections to break political deadlock

      first by The Times of Israel, 9d ago

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    Opposition revival of 'Netanyahu 2021 direct election model' detailed

    Journalists Ben Caspit and Michael Hauser Tov report that the opposition bloc has explicitly dubbed the proposal the 'Netanyahu 2021 direct election model,' recalling Netanyahu's April 2021 attempt to hold direct PM elections after the 24th Knesset inconclusive results. The bloc sees this as a way to circumvent disagreements among opposition leaders over relying on Arab parties to form an alternative government.

    “Direct elections for prime minister will be held. The public will directly elect the prime minister in a snap election, without dissolving the Knesset.”
    — Benjamin Netanyahu
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    Opposition bloc considers direct PM elections as alternative to Knesset dissolution

    Senior figures in the opposition bloc are examining direct elections for prime minister without dissolving the Knesset, following the inconclusive results of Israel's 26th Knesset election. The proposal emerges as coalition negotiations remain deadlocked with neither bloc securing the majority needed to form a government.

    1. 1 outlet first by Jerusalem Post, 8d ago · read ↗

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  1. 2 outlets Israel elections: Anti-Netanyahu bloc weighs direct PM election bill to break political deadlock

    first by The Times of India, 8d ago · also Times of India

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