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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Knesset speaker acting to cancel September elections — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleKnesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has begun a “substantial” new push to formally cancel the September 17 elections, Channel 12 news reports.
Despite Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit reportedly saying earlier today that calling off the vote isn’t legally possible, the TV network says that over the last hours, a way was found to do so legally.
According to the report, the Knesset Presidium will be convened to cancel the parliament’s current hiatus. A new law will then be introduced that enables the parliament to cancel elections, and then gathering support from enough lawmakers so that it passes.
According to a previous report, the move could be aimed at forming a unity government that includes both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its main rival, Blue and White.
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