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Could Netanyahu be banned from running for PM again?

Members of the new coalition are pushing forward legislation that would effectively ban Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from running again for the job.
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Israel’s new government is taking giant steps forward. But some of its architects are not content with just replacing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and are taking steps to pass legislation that would prevent him from running again should their government fall.

The effort involves changing the country’s semi-constitutional Basic Law governing the Knesset. According to proposed amendment, a prime minister would only be able to serve in the position for eight consecutive years. Anyone who does serve for that long would have a four-year cooling-off period before being eligible for reelection.

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