Israel: First law in coalition's legislative blitz passes final reading

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Israel: First law in coalition's legislative blitz passes final reading
The legislative blitz comes as Netanyahu continues negotiations to form a government, with his mandate set to end on Tuesday night.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: DECEMBER 19, 2022

A law nullifying the possibility for small groups of MKs to split off from their parties and form a new faction was passed in a third and final reading on Monday, becoming the first bill to pass in a blitz of new legislation that prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming coalition hopes to pass before forming a government.

The new text of the law replaces language that would have allowed groups of at least four MKs to split from their party and form a new faction without legal consequences. Now, a third of a party’s MKs will need to split from their party in a group in order to avoid penalties.

The pending coalition also hopes to pass laws known as the “Smotrich and Deri laws” in the coming week. The laws have already passed their first readings and need to pass two more in order to be signed into law.

more............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-725271
 
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