Coalition delays Idit Silman's Likud switch as revenge for toppling government
If Silman wishes to run in a different party in the upcoming election, she will now have to resign from the Knesset.
By ELIAV BREUER
Published: AUGUST 15, 2022
The Knesset House Committee under former Yamina and renegade current MK Nir Orbach on Monday voted against a request by MK Idit Silman, also a Yamina renegade, to break away from the party and form her own one-person faction. If Silman wishes to run in a different party in the upcoming election, she will now have to resign from the Knesset. The vote on Silman, which passed four to three, was the coalition’s “punishment” for leaving the coalition in April, a move that took away its majority and paved the way for its collapse.
According to Israeli law, an individual MK in an active Knesset party cannot run on the list of a different active party in the next election unless he or she resigns from the Knesset. This is meant to prevent MKs from agreeing to switch sides to receive a spot on a rival list. Parties are also not allowed to offer MKs from other party’s spots on their list in exchange for political favors.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/article-714777
If Silman wishes to run in a different party in the upcoming election, she will now have to resign from the Knesset.
By ELIAV BREUER
Published: AUGUST 15, 2022
The Knesset House Committee under former Yamina and renegade current MK Nir Orbach on Monday voted against a request by MK Idit Silman, also a Yamina renegade, to break away from the party and form her own one-person faction. If Silman wishes to run in a different party in the upcoming election, she will now have to resign from the Knesset. The vote on Silman, which passed four to three, was the coalition’s “punishment” for leaving the coalition in April, a move that took away its majority and paved the way for its collapse.
According to Israeli law, an individual MK in an active Knesset party cannot run on the list of a different active party in the next election unless he or she resigns from the Knesset. This is meant to prevent MKs from agreeing to switch sides to receive a spot on a rival list. Parties are also not allowed to offer MKs from other party’s spots on their list in exchange for political favors.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/article-714777
