Lieberman and Livni Join Forces to Change Government System

Israel Beitainu and the Kadima Party are collaborating to promote a governmental revolution. Both parties have agreed to formulate an initiative that will strengthen the position of Prime Minister and increase government stability.

Mia Bengal & Mairav David | 6/10/2009

Earlier this week, Foreign Minister and Chairman of Israel Beitainu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, met with the Chairman of Kadima Council, Haim Ramon, who was sent on behalf of Party Chairman Tzipi Livni.

Both agreed that Israel Beitainu and Kadima Parties will work together towards electoral reform with the beginning of the new Knesset’s winter session after the holidays. They will try to engage the help of Ministers and Knesset members from other factions, including Labor and Likud.

The goal is to create an electoral reform bill in the current term of the Knesset and recruit a majority of 61 MK to vote in favor of it.

This “goal” has a better chance than ever before. Kadima is the largest faction in the Knesset (28 seats) and together with Israel Beitainu (15 seats), they have a total of 43 Knesset members to support the proposal.

Lieberman, Livni, and Ramon intend to work with the members of the Labor Party (13 seats) and the Likud to enlist their support of this initiative. If they succeed, the target of 61 Knesset members is possible.

During the last election campaign, both Kadima and Israel Beitainu emphasized “changing the system of government” as their platform. Though they have collaborated in the past when both were partners in the coalition, now their cooperation is even more meaningful because Israel Beitainu is in the Coalition, but Kadima is the largest opposition party.

“We agreed that the current system is bankrupt and causes instability,” said Ramon. “We will formulate a joint bill and will recruit members from the Labor and Likud Party.

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