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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will consider a proposal by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to cancel the September 17 elections, his Likud party said Tuesday (allowing Netanyahu to stay in power). Likuds statement came after Channel 12 news reported that Edelstein had launched a substantial push to revoke the new national vote through Knesset legislation.
The network reported earlier that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit told politicians that calling off the vote isnt legally possible, but Channel 12 later said a way may have been found to do so legally. According to the purported plan, the Knesset Presidium would be convened to cancel parliaments current hiatus. A new law would then be introduced that enables parliament to cancel elections.
In a statement Tuesday evening, Likud said Netanyahu has great respect for
Edelstein and will consider his proposal in the coming days.
The bid to scrap new elections was backed by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, the leader of the center-right Kulanu party, and Education Minister Rafi Peretz, chairman of the Union of Right-Wing Parties on Tuesday evening. It also received the backing of former education minister Naftali Bennetts New Right party.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-says-hes-considering-proposal-to-cancel-september-election/
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