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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Senior coalition officials tell TV: ‘Real danger’ of new elections this year
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenior coalition officials tell Channel 13 news, “There is a real danger of elections this very year.”
An ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the network: “The odds are 50-50.”
The conflict centers on the state budget and whether the coalition will pass it by its mid-August deadline. Failure to do so will automatically trigger new elections.
The coalition agreement between Likud and Blue and White calls for a two-year budget to be agreed on, but Netanyahu is now insisting on passing a budget for a single year, purportedly to give the government more flexibility in light of the coronavirus pandemic — though Blue and White fears he is seeking to give himself the opportunity to bolt the coalition next year.
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