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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 bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to at most eight consecutive years.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new section to Basic Law: The Government stating that anyone who has served as Prime Minister for eight consecutive years will not be able to continue in the position. In addition, multiple terms will be counted as one consecutive period if fewer than four years passed between them. The period the Prime Minister served before the law takes effect will not be taken into account in calculating the maximum. This bill applies to anyone who will hold the position of Prime Minister in the future.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 18, 2026
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected44 for · 55 against · 0 abstained · 21 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 29 · Absent 3
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 3 · Absent 4
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 24
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.