The 24th Knesset members will convene today (Wednesday) at midnight to vote on the Knesset Dispersal Law in the second and third readings.
As part of the agreements between the opposition and the coalition, the election date indicated in the wording of the law is November 1 and it seems that there is a majority for this.
However, the opposition has filed a reservation requesting that elections be held on October 25 while members of the ultra-Orthodox and religious communities are still on holiday and can assist parties on Election Day.
The final date will be determined by a plenary vote.
As stated, the Knesset Plenum approved on first reading the Twenty-Fourth Knesset Disbursement Bill and Party Funding, 5722-2022 by MK Yoav Kish.
74 Knesset members supported against 5 who objected, and the proposal will be forwarded to the Knesset committee.
Bennett and Lapid announce the dissolution of the Knesset, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
In addition, it is proposed to stipulate that the uniform supplement paid to factions after the elections under section 3 of the Funding Law shall be 1.4 funding units instead of one unit, taking into account the fixed fixed expenses of all factions and to reduce harm to small factions.
It is also proposed to stipulate that a new list of candidates may apply for an advance at the expense of financing its election expenses at a rate of ten funding units, instead of at a rate of 70% of ten funding units.
The explanatory memorandum to the proposal reads: "Due to the existence of five such Knesset elections, the parties face considerable difficulty in managing the public resources allocated to them by law. These resources are intended to be used by the parties for longer periods between elections, and therefore Regarding the loans given to the Knesset factions at the expense of financing current expenses. "
Lieberman: "We intend to submit hundreds of reservations"
Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that the Yisrael Beiteinu party voted against the Knesset dissolution law as a "sign of protest that they are unable to reach agreements on the Metro Law and pass it in the second and third readings before the dissolution."
Vote against the law of dissolution of the Knesset.
Minister Lieberman, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
"We intend to submit hundreds of reservations about the Knesset Dispersal Law and the absurdity of" increasing party funding "before their final transfer and make every effort to pass the Metro Law that addresses the traffic jams in the most significant way while addressing the housing and employment challenges in Israel," he tweeted.
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