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Bennett supports term limits on PM

Education Minister Naftali Bennett expresses support for term limits on prime minister position; will continue to support the Zionist Union initiative as long as it doesn't become a partisan issue.

A few hours after reaching a compromise on the makeup of the new cabinet, Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Habayit Hayehudi) announced his support for an initiative to create term limits on the prime minister position on Monday.

 

 

Bennett said this in response to a round table discussion question asked by Merav Michaeli (Zionist Union), saying it is a "welcomed step."

 

Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Yair Sagi, Alex Kolomoisky)
Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Yair Sagi, Alex Kolomoisky)

 

"They say that power corrupts, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. This conclusion was reached in the US, and they limited the president to a maximum of two terms," the education minister said, continuing "with Obama, we are seeing during his second term that he is wildly trying to push through his agenda on issues such as Cuba, Iran, healthcare reform, and more."

  

Bennett then added that "I view this initiative as something positive, but we have to do things with a forward looking perspective, and not from a backwards looking one. Meaning, it's not fair to go and bring this issue to someone in the middle of their term, but we will bring it to the parliamentary group. We will discuss this initiative in the coming days, and as long as this doesn't turn into a partisan issue, I think that it will be welcomed."

 

Zionist Union Minister Merav Michaeli (Photo: Yaron Brenner)
Zionist Union Minister Merav Michaeli (Photo: Yaron Brenner)

 

He then highlighted to MK Michaeli, the MK who initially put forth the term limits draft bill in December of 2014, that "the fact of the matter is that this bill doesn't say 'this is specifically against Netanyahu and has no connection to his policies' is good – you're not coming and turning this bill into something personal. Overall, I think that this bill is on the right path."

 

MK Michaeli's initiative is to limit the prime minister to only two terms in office.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.31.16, 09:53
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