"Netanyahu 2021 Model": Without New Elections for the Knesset - The Dramatic Move Being Considered in the Change Bloc
The Change Bloc is examining direct elections for prime minister without dissolving the Knesset, based on a model Netanyahu proposed in 2021. Concurrently, the possibility of term limits that could prevent him from running is emerging. The analysis notes that direct elections do not guarantee a parliamentary majority for a stable government.
Following the political deadlock, the Change Bloc is considering holding direct elections for prime minister without dissolving the Knesset, based on a model that Netanyahu himself proposed in 2021. At the same time, the possibility of a term limit law that could prevent Netanyahu from running again is emerging. The analysis presented by Hauser Tov notes that direct elections may offer a way to decide the identity of the prime minister without requiring a coalition agreement with the Arab parties, but even direct elections do not guarantee a parliamentary majority for a stable government. Kaspiț mentioned Netanyahu's remarks from 1997 in an interview with Dan Shilon, where he supported a two-term limit. However, renewing direct elections would require significant legislative changes, and applying term limits to past terms is expected to raise legal and constitutional questions. At this stage, these are only possibilities, not a consolidated legislative move.