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25th Knesset · outgoing

Dissolution of the Twenty-Fifth Knesset Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק התפזרות הכנסת העשרים וחמש

TL;DRA bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset and hold elections for the 26th Knesset within a range of dates between September and October 2026.

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What does the bill do?

The bill states that the 25th Knesset will dissolve before the end of its term. Elections for the 26th Knesset will be held on a date to be set in the law within the range between September 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026, a date that is earlier than the election date set in the Basic Law. The exact election date will be set in the second and third readings of the bill. The bill is submitted under Section 34 of Basic Law: The Knesset.

Passed first readingFirst plenum vote: June 1, 2026

The votes on this bill

Passed106 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 14 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 29 · Absent 3
ShasFor 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismFor 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismFor 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditFor 4 · Absent 2

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amFor 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 4

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 · 7Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.