No decisive outcome? Here's how to recruit MKs from the other side

The Globes fact-checking desk examines the legal options for recruiting MKs from the rival camp to form a coalition, against the backdrop of a lack of a clear decision between the blocs. The article details Section 6A(b) of Basic Law: The Knesset, which defines a defector and the sanctions against them, as well as the legal avenues to bypass these restrictions: a split of at least one-third of the faction, a split of a joint list, or a scenario of voting and resigning in exchange for a position.

In a Globes fact-checking article, Oria Bar-Meer examines the legal options for recruiting Knesset members from the rival political camp, against the backdrop of a lack of a clear decision between the blocs. The article explains that Section 6A(b) of Basic Law: The Knesset imposes sanctions on a defecting MK, but there are legal avenues to bypass these restrictions. The main avenue is a split of at least one-third of the faction members (a minimum of two MKs), which allows them to form a separate faction without being defined as defectors. Another avenue is a split of a joint list composed of separate parties, such as Yesh Atid, Hadash-Ta'al-Balad, Religious Zionism-Identity, and the Reservists-Economic. A third, riskier option is for MKs to vote for the government and then immediately resign to receive a ministerial position, which would allow the formation of a minority government. The article emphasizes that while individual defection is difficult, group recruitment or a list split are legal openings for forming a coalition.