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High Court chief slams mayoral election law as being ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Deri ally
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Supreme Court President Esther Hayut expresses skepticism about the legality of the so-called “Deri law” in a hearing about the legislation.
Hayut tells the court that the legislation passed earlier this month, which voids a requirement for caretaker mayors to take a break before running for election, is clearly a “personal bill.”
Petitions to the High Court claim that the legislation, pushed for by Shas chief Aryeh Deri, is aimed at paving the way for an associate of his to run for mayor of Tiberias in this fall’s municipal elections.
“The law is personal because it is tailor-made for the election in Tiberias — members of Knesset said this out loud,” says Hayut, according to Army Radio.
The court earlier this month issued an injunction against the legislation taking effect.
The Times of Israel Community.