Baku. Zumrud Pashayeva – APA. The election for Israel's 20th Knesset will be held on March 17, Knesset faction heads decided on Wednesday, APA reports citing Haaretz.
Shortly after the announcement, the MKs voted 84-0 in favor of dissolving parliament, in a preliminary reading. There was one abstention.
The umbrella proposal gives the Knesset three-to-five months to prepare for elections following dissolution. The proposal must be brought for three more readings at the Knesset plenum next week. Once approved, the Knesset will head to elections recess.
The path for elections was set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Tuesday fired Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, and accused them in a combative televised address of mounting a “putsch” against him and forcing the need for “swift elections.”
Observers believe Netanyahu is aiming for as short an election campaign as possible.
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