ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON MARCH ,17 ,2015 IN ISREAL

 

Elections to be held March 17

In a meeting of all Knesset parties with Speaker Edelstein, they reached an agreement to hold elections on March 17.

| Rachel Avraham

 

 

Knesset meeting this morning Photo Credit: Channel 2

All the current Knesset political parties had a joint meeting with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to try and reach an agreed upon a date for the next elections.   They decided to hold the elections on March 17.
At the beginning of the meeting, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein spoke with MK Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Ha-Yehudi) about the developments. She stated: “We did not want an election and it needs to be done as quickly as possible. These elections were forced upon us because the country is paralyzed.”
Edelstein told reporters: “I’m done for now consulting with the party heads. There will not be attempts to drag us into an unnecessary six months, where there is no judge or jury and no security, social or economic activity. I call upon all citizens to do a good deed and to go to the polls.”
The issue was highlighted last night, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference announcing his decision to hold elections as early as possible. In his speech, the Prime Minister attacked Livni and Lapid, accusing them of attempting a putsch.
“The current government as of today created an adversarial government,” Netanyahu stated in his speech. “It was imposed upon me because of the election results. The party’s leadership did not receive enough mandates. Therefore, from the first moment, this government had friction in opposite directions. It acted under dictates and threats. It was under non-stop attack from inside the government.”
“I won’t tolerate anymore opposition from inside the government,” Netanyahu explained in his decision to fire Lapid and Livni. “I will not agree to a situation where ministers inside the government attack the government and because of this, political considerations are narrow. I believe that the citizens want a better government that is more stable.” Shortly after Netanyahu’s speech, the remaining Yesh Atid ministers announced their resignation.

In a meeting of all Knesset parties with Speaker Edelstein, they reached an agreement to hold elections on March 17.

| Rachel Avraham

Knesset meeting this morning Photo Credit: Channel 2

All the current Knesset political parties had a joint meeting with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to try and reach an agreed upon a date for the next elections.   They decided to hold the elections on March 17.
At the beginning of the meeting, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein spoke with MK Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Ha-Yehudi) about the developments. She stated: “We did not want an election and it needs to be done as quickly as possible. These elections were forced upon us because the country is paralyzed.”
Edelstein told reporters: “I’m done for now consulting with the party heads. There will not be attempts to drag us into an unnecessary six months, where there is no judge or jury and no security, social or economic activity. I call upon all citizens to do a good deed and to go to the polls.”
The issue was highlighted last night, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference announcing his decision to hold elections as early as possible. In his speech, the Prime Minister attacked Livni and Lapid, accusing them of attempting a putsch.
“The current government as of today created an adversarial government,” Netanyahu stated in his speech. “It was imposed upon me because of the election results. The party’s leadership did not receive enough mandates. Therefore, from the first moment, this government had friction in opposite directions. It acted under dictates and threats. It was under non-stop attack from inside the government.”
“I won’t tolerate anymore opposition from inside the government,” Netanyahu explained in his decision to fire Lapid and Livni. “I will not agree to a situation where ministers inside the government attack the government and because of this, political considerations are narrow. I believe that the citizens want a better government that is more stable.” Shortly after Netanyahu’s speech, the remaining Yesh Atid ministers announced their resignation.