Left out of the Knesset, but may enter: These are the next Norwegians

The article explains the mechanism of the Norwegian Law, which allows ministers and deputy ministers to resign from the Knesset and make way for the next candidates on the list, but only after a new government is formed. It details the quotas by party size: in Likud up to nine, in Yashar up to seven, in Together five, and in Democrats, Yisrael Beitenu, Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism four each. In Shas and Religious Zionism the quota stands at three.

The article reviews the mechanism of the Norwegian Law, which allows ministers and deputy ministers to resign from the Knesset and vacate their seats for the next candidates on the list. As of now, ministers in the outgoing government cannot activate the law, since it is conditional on the formation of a new government. The quotas are determined by party size: in Likud (27 seats) up to nine Knesset members can enter, the first in line is attorney Shlomo Lerner. In Yashar of Gadi Eisenkot (7 seats) the quota is seven, and the first is Lt. Col. (res.) Nir Hajbi. In Together of Naftali Bennett (5 seats) the quota is five, and the next in line is Amir Strugov. In Democrats, Yisrael Beitenu, Otzma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism the quota is four each. In Shas (6 seats) the quota is three, and in Religious Zionism (6 seats) also three. The Joint List and Ra'am are entitled to five and four replacements respectively, but are not expected to sit in the government and therefore will not be able to use the law.