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Knesset election likely to be held on original October 27 date, not earlier — source
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
The 2026 election is likely to be held on time on October 27 rather than earlier, with the pre-election parliamentary recess probably beginning on July 16, a source with knowledge of the matter tells The Times of Israel.
Coalition figures were involved in discussions of the issue on the sidelines of today’s Knesset House Committee debate on granting Likud MK Tally Gotliv parliamentary immunity, the source says.
According to the source, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the Knesset’s ultra-Orthodox parties, which initially pushed to dissolve the Knesset, are interested in beginning the recess any earlier due to a desire to pass a series of controversial bills such as the Daycare Law and a Basic Law equating Torah study with military service.
The source adds that a coalition bill to dissolve the Knesset is unlikely to pass its final readings.
The Times of Israel Community.