There is no scenario now under which Gantz can credibly lead his party into another election. And without Gantz as a potential replacement for Netanyahu, there is no reason for Kahol Lavan to continue to exist as a political entity.
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Election prevention bill fails, Israel headed to elections on March 23
47 MKs voted for the bill, while 49 voted against. The 23rd Knesset will be dissolved automatically at midnight on Tuesday night.
Shortly after the vote, Likud MK Michal Shir announced that she would be joining Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope party, after voting against the bill.
Last-ditch Effort to Avoid Election Fails as Disagreements Between Gantz and Netanyahu Persist
nesset votes down bill that would postpone deadline for passing budget, bringing Israel closer to its fourth election in two years
Netanyahu: Forming Gov’t With Arab Parties Is ‚Slap in the Face of Israeli Soldiers‘
„A government that depends on the Arab parties is a danger to Israel’s security,“ added Netanyahu. He then addressed Gantz saying „you were the Chief of Staff in Operation Protective Edge [2014 Gaza war], we ran the operation together – do you remember what Tibi did during the operation?
Do we trust Labour? The Labour who will deliver a rigged second referendum?
Tories are begging Brexit Party candidates NOT to stand in their seats, chairman of Farage’s party says as they reveal they have vetted 600 candidates to fight upcoming election
Tory MPs have begged the Brexit Party to stand aside in their seats amid fears it could split the vote, the party’s chairman has claimed.
Richard Tice said he had received ‘numerous’ pleas from Tory MPs.
Brexit Party aims to wipe out Labour heartlands as it opens door to electoral pact with Tories
The Brexit Party hopes to wipe out Labour’s heartlands in the north east of England and Wales as it prepares to campaign for a ‚clean break Brexit‘ – but has left the door open to a pact with the Tories.
Senior sources in the Brexit Party said the mood in Labour’s pro-Leave seats was “absolutely febrile” and that they would be ripe for the taking due to Jeremy Corbyn’s vague policy on Europe.
Gantz: September elections irreversable, Netanyahu lying
„Netanyahu pressed the button for the Knesset dissolution and there is no turning back,“ Gantz says in a statement to the media from Tel Aviv. „Netanyahu sees (election) polls and invents lies.“
Gaza, Iran, or Is It Hezbollah? Netanyahu Using Intel Warnings to Justify Nixing Election
Anyone speaking to people close to the prime minister and his ministers are hearing panic that stems not just from Benjamin Netanyahu’s vigorous attempt to stop the clock on the new election. On the agenda, they whisper, is a pending security crisis. The evil will come from the Persian Gulf, the Gaza Strip or the northern border, generated by Iran and its proxies. Then the military agenda will soon overwhelm the political one, overshadowing the political parties’ petty considerations.
After comeback announcement, poll gives Barak party 6 seats
TV survey projects center-left and Arab parties would win more seats than right-wing and Orthodox factions, though path to forming government far from clear
Netanyahu to Consider Proposal to Cancel Upcoming Israeli Election, Party Says
Speaking this morning with Army Radio, Yuli Edelstein said that Knesset members from many factions approached him to discuss the election. „All the conversation ended with the same line: ‚Wow, what a mistake we made.'“
Hadash and Arab Parties Reunite for Upcoming General Elections
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Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) and three political parties representing the Arab-Palestinian national minority in Israel, Ta’al, Ra’am and Balad, have announced they will reunite for the upcoming Knesset elections.
Vote to Dissolve Knesset Cannot Be Annulled, Says Parliamentary Legal Adviser
Sources in the Knesset said that the prime minister could push for a law cancelling the Knesset’s dispersal despite Yinon’s view, however the High Court of Justice would most likely block the move. Sources told Haaretz the chance of passing a law that would annul the dissolvement is practically zero.
Biden, Sanders and 8 other hopefuls to attend ‘Poor People’s’ forum
„The Poor People’s Campaign” next week is holding what the social justice group says is the largest 2020 presidential forum so far where candidates take questions, and front-runner Joe Biden has agreed to appear.
‚EU won’t change one dot or comma‘: Nigel Farage declares it is ‚absolute rubbish‘ to suggest new Tory PM could renegotiate May’s Brexit deal as he blasts Jeremy Hunt’s No Deal u-turn
On Fox News last night, Mr Farage vowed: ‚If we do not leave the European Union on October 31, I will lead the Brexit Party after that into the next general election and we will sweep away parties that have dominated British politics for over 100 years.‘
The UK voted to Leave Euroland…. how difficult is it to understand. Democracy can only occur.. if the losing side accept the result. Maybot,Cable announcement is no coincidence. They have access to the exit polls. Sunday will be a night of the “ Long Knives “
Total betrayal of the British people. If the parliamentary Tory Party does not remove her now I think the Tories are headed for Canada-style wipeout.
If May paves way for 2nd referendum the Brexit Party goes over 40%.
The pound surged on news that Theresa May is set to offer British MPs a vote on a second Brexit referendum
So many calls/emails from .@labourleave supporters telling me they will not be voting .@UKLabour in the #EUElections2019 but will instead support @brexitparty_uk- Labour- we are losing our core vote fast- For god sake! Ignore the remoaners- They are at 2%!!! Leave voters count!
Tories must go with Boris Johnson if they want to survive or they’ll end up as dead as a dodo
Love him or loathe him — and the overwhelming majority of grassroots Tories adore him — Boris is their only possible champion.
Nobody else, whatever their merits, is even recognisable to the voting public.
They need to act fast. Nigel Farage yesterday predicted we are all in for a shock as his party mops up seats in the EU Parliament.
The Brexit Party will put the EU and its Westminster stooges straight — in 12 days
Guy Verhofstadt and Vince ‚B***ocks to Democracy‘ Cable have no grasp of the rage among Brits
Top Tory ‘surprised anyone bothered to vote for us’
“I am so sorry at the loss of many excellent Tory councillors,” he told the Observer. “But frankly, given the performance of the government, it’s pretty amazing that anyone turned out to vote Conservative at all.”
A grassroots movement to force out the prime minister is gaining ground in the wake of a set of election results that saw the Tories lose an astonishing 1,300 councillors. MPs and local constituency chiefs also warned May that agreeing a Brexit deal with Labour would lead to the party’s annihilation.
Theresa May sends desperate plea to Jeremy Corbyn to agree a Brexit deal
She today wrote in the Mail on Sunday: ‘To the leader of the opposition, I say this: let’s listen to what the voters said in the elections and put our differences aside for a moment. Let’s do a deal.’
‚TRAITORS‘ – Local elections results 2019: Furious Brexit voters hammer Tories AND Labour in bloodbath at the polls
The Tories have lost more than 350 seats and a dozen councils across England overnight as fuming Brits abandoned them – and Labour have dropped three major councils too.