The election of President Reuven Rivlin to impose the mandate on the Prime Minister drew reactions from his supporters and opponents • Minister Regev: "Welcomes the decision" • MK Farage: "Establish a team to prevent defectors"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today (Tuesday) received from the President of the State, Reuven Rivlin, the mandate to form a government. The presidential election drew a number of reactions from politicians from both ends of the barricade. .
The Minister of Transportation, Miri Regev, wrote: "Congratulations on the President making the right democratic decision to impose the mandate to form the government on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - with the most recommendations. I trust the Prime Minister to work for a stable government that will face all the national challenges we face." .
Welcomes the fact that the President has made the right democratic decision to impose the mandate to form the government on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who has the most recommenders.
I trust the Prime Minister to work for a stable government that will face all the national challenges we face.
- Miri Regev (@regev_miri) April 6, 2021
Opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote: "The president has fulfilled his duty and had no choice, but imposing the mandate on Netanyahu is a shameful disgrace that tarnishes Israel and brings disgrace to our status as a law-abiding state."
The president has fulfilled his duty and had
no choice, but imposing the mandate on Netanyahu is a shameful disgrace that tarnishes Israel and casts disgrace on our status as a law-abiding state.
- Yair Lapid - Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) April 6, 2021
MK Issawi Frij wrote: "I call on Yair Lapid to establish a negotiating team today that will work to halt Netanyahu's attempts to recruit defectors and at the same time establish an alternative coalition that can be presented immediately at the end of Netanyahu's mandate. The fact that Netanyahu won the first seat requires patience. But also with the determination to act in any way to form a change government here. "
I call today @yairlapid establish negotiating team will act to curb Netanyahu's attempts to recruit defectors and also the establishment of an alternative coalition can be viewed immediately at the end of the mandate Netanyahu.
The fact that Netanyahu won the first mandate requires us all to be patient, but also a determination to act in any way to set up This is a change government.
- Esawi Frej 'Esawi Frej (@EsawiFr) April 6, 2021
Meanwhile, the "Fortress of Democracy" group recently submitted a petition to the High Court through Advocate Dafna Holtz to violate the imposition of an indictment on Benjamin Netanyahu against him.
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Earlier, in a statement announcing his election, President Rivlin said: "This decision is not an easy decision in my eyes on the moral-value level. As I said at the beginning, the State of Israel is not a matter of course and I am anxious for my country. Israel, subject to the provisions of the law and the decisions of the court. "
Rivlin added: "From the results of the consultations, which were transparent to the public, I am under the impression that none of the candidates at this stage has a real chance of forming a government that will win the Knesset trust. In fact, if I had the law, I would pass the decision back to the Knesset." "Israel. In this situation, where there is no majority of 61 supporters of a particular candidate, I accepted my decision by reflecting on the recommenders' map - and therefore I chose MK Netanyahu as the candidate to form the government."
"I am well aware of the position of many, that the president should refrain from imposing the post on a candidate against whom there is an indictment, but that according to the law and the court decision, a prime minister can continue to serve in office even under indictments. An indictment against him - has been hotly debated politically and publicly throughout the recent election campaigns. Therefore, I thought the president should refrain from making a decision based on this consideration, out of responsibility for the nature of the presidency and the trust he enjoys from all parts of the people. "It is the role of the Knesset of Israel to decide on the substantive and value issue of the eligibility of a candidate under indictment to serve as Prime Minister."
"In this situation, where there is no majority of 61 Knesset members who support a particular candidate; and in the absence of other considerations that indicate which of the candidates to form a government, I received my decision based on a reflection from the recommendation map, which indicates a slightly higher chance of MK Benjamin Netanyahu forming a government. I decided to entrust him with the task of forming the government. "