Report: Gantz looking at pushing bill to ban Netanyahu from running in election

4 August 2020, 9:04 pm

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Confidants of Blue and White leader Benny Gantz are looking at potentially passing a bill to prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from running for office due to his criminal trial — should the sides fail to reach an agreement on the national budget, Channel 13 reports.

Such legislation would need to be passed before August 25. If a budget is not passed by August 24 the Knesset will automatically be dissolved and new elections will be called.

Blue and White’s leaders are said to believe Netanyahu is manufacturing the budget crisis in order to lead to elections and prevent Gantz from becoming prime minister in 2021 as stipulated by the coalition agreement. Netanyahu denies he wants elections.