Is there going to be another Israeli election in 2021? Who knows.
But what will happen sometime soon is the election of the next president of Israel, since President Reuven Rivlin's term expires in July.
The election must be held by June 9. But no date has been set yet.
But what will happen sometime soon is the election of the next president of Israel, since President Reuven Rivlin's term expires in July.
The election must be held by June 9. But no date has been set yet.
The president of Israel is elected by the 120 members of Knesset, who were only recently sworn in.
The date of the election is set by the Knesset speaker.
The current Knesset Speaker is Yariv Levin of Likud. How much longer will he hold the job? Unclear.
The date of the election is set by the Knesset speaker.
The current Knesset Speaker is Yariv Levin of Likud. How much longer will he hold the job? Unclear.
Who is even running for the job?
Officially... very few people.
Most of the people considered to be serious contenders have yet to officially throw their hats in the ring. They will likely wait until the election date is set.
A few candidates have already begun campaigning.
Officially... very few people.
Most of the people considered to be serious contenders have yet to officially throw their hats in the ring. They will likely wait until the election date is set.
A few candidates have already begun campaigning.
The most prominent names being bandied about for the job are Isaac Herzog, current chair of the Jewish Agency, former Labor leader Amir Peretz and former Likud MK Yehudah Glick.
But with the current political... chaos still reigning, all sorts of potential maneuvers have been floated, including ones that could see Netanyahu or Gideon Sa'ar or Levin himself angling for the job of president as part of a larger political deal.
While the job of president is a largely apolitical one, it's no surprise that the election of one is intensely political.
And with the complete disarray of the current political system, this will play a major role in vote trading. And it's often a very last-minute affair.
And with the complete disarray of the current political system, this will play a major role in vote trading. And it's often a very last-minute affair.
There has never been a female president of Israel (only briefly an acting one) but there has been a rapist president of Israel.
The job is a seven-year term (unless you, ya know, resign and go to prison).
The job is a seven-year term (unless you, ya know, resign and go to prison).
One candidate who is mentioned frequently is Miriam Peretz, an educator and Israel Prize winner well known for speaking publicly and widely about the loss of her two sons during their IDF service.
Peretz (no relation to Amir) has not publicly declared she will run. She is a very popular figure in Israel — but does that count for anything when it comes to the Knesset vote horse-trading that will inevitably mark the presidential election?
No it does not.
No it does not.
I would not be surprised if the next president is none of the people I mentioned in this thread.
Anyway, what Israel really needs is more elections. Enjoy. /fin
Anyway, what Israel really needs is more elections. Enjoy. /fin
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