A bill to cancel Israel’s law for the direct election of the prime minister is expected to pass a first vote when brought before the Knesset next week. The prediction was made after the Labor and Likud parties gave their members freedom to vote as they choose. The bill, whose passage requires a simple majority in the 120-seat Knesset, would then have to face two additional votes. Leading opponents of the bill include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister directly elected under the current electoral law.
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