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25th Knesset · outgoing

Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Limiting the Prime Minister's Term of Office) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק-יסוד: הממשלה (תיקון - הגבלת תקופת כהונה של ראש הממשלה)

TL;DRA bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two terms or eight years in total, with no possibility of being appointed to the position after reaching the limit.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a section to Basic Law: The Government stating that a Prime Minister may not serve more than two terms or more than eight years in total, whichever is greater. A Prime Minister's tenure will not end when this period is completed, but they will not be able to be elected for another term. The bill aims to bring stability to democratic government and to prevent political survival considerations from influencing government decision-making.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 14, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected44 for · 54 against · 0 abstained · 22 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 22 · Absent 2
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.