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Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces on the Temple Mount/al-Aqsa mosque compound on May 10, 2021. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Fire billows from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, on May 10, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
Israeli security forces clash with Palestinians on the Temple Mount/al-Aqsa mosque compound on May 10, 2021. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Israel s Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 10, 2021. ( Jack GUEZ / AFP)
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The Knesset announces that Israel’s next president will be picked on June 2.
A statement by the parliament spokesperson’s office says officials have thus accepted Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin’s proposed date.
It says all candidates must submit the signatures of at least ten lawmakers by May 19 at midnight.
The president, who is a largely ceremonial figure in Israel but has the power to task candidates to form a government and to grant pardons, is elected every seven years in a secret ballot among the 120 Knesset members. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel
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Israel s presidential election to be held on June 2
Moran Azulay |
Published: 05.10.21 , 12:45
The Knesset accepted the proposal of Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin and determined that the presidential election will be held on June 2, 2021. All those interested in the position will be required to submit the signatures of at least ten Knesset members on May 19.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend the swearing-in ceremony of Israel s Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, on April 6, 2021. (Alex Kolomoisky / POOL / AFP)
The Knesset on Monday approved a series of votes to go forward later in the day on right-wing bills, in a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc of supporters to split the rival bloc of right-wing, centrist and left-wing parties trying to form a government without the incumbent premier.
The votes will put the focus on the Yamina, Yisrael Beytenu and New Hope parties, which are right-wing but are holding advanced negotiations to form a so-called “change government.”
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President Reuven Rivlin announces he is tasking Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid with forming a new government, during a speech at the President s Residence in Jerusalem, May 5, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
The parliamentary vote for Israel’s next president will be held on June 2, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin announced Monday after reaching the decision with his deputies.
The secret ballot vote will take place just over a month before President Reuven Rivlin’s seven-year term elapses on July 9.
Those interested in running have until May 19 to collect the signatures of at least ten Knesset members in order to file their candidacy.