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25th Knesset · outgoing

Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Period of Tenure in the Role of Prime Minister) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק-יסוד: הממשלה (תיקון - תקופה מרבית לכהונה בתפקיד כראש הממשלה)

TL;DRA proposal to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to only two consecutive terms of office.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal states that an MK will not be able to serve as Prime Minister for more than two consecutive terms of office, with a term of office defined as a period in which an MK heads a government in which the Knesset expressed confidence. The explanatory notes state that the limit is intended to ensure democratic turnover at the head of government and governmental stability, and that the limit is not related to the identity of the party the MK heads.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 15, 2023
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected48 for · 56 against · 0 abstained · 16 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 25 · Absent 7
ShasAgainst 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismAgainst 7
Religious ZionismAgainst 7
Otzma YehuditAgainst 6
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Blue and White – National UnityFor 8
Yisrael BeytenuFor 6
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightFor 3 · Absent 1

Tap an MK for detailsChanged position between readingsOnly MKs who held a seat on the day of the vote are shown

Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.
Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Period of Tenure in the Role of Prime Minister) BillFebruary 18, 2026Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Period of Tenure in the Role of Prime Minister) BillMarch 15, 2023