posted 26 November 2002 07:50 AM
I hate to start a new thread just to respond to someone, but what the heck.
CN, the Arab parties have not been included within the governing coalition. Thus, while they serve in the Knesset, they don't serve in government.
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Smith
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posted 26 November 2002 07:56 AM
How does that work? And could they be part of government? How are these coalitions formed?
(Yes, the details I don't know could fill a book or three.)
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posted 26 November 2002 09:32 AM
There are 120 seats in the Knesset, so the trick is to get to 61. Currently, the Arab parties have 10 seats. Obviously, the right will never count on them to get to 61. But, so far, neither will the left. The left has used them informally to prevent a no-confidence vote, such as when Barak was in power.
The two main parties are Labour and Likud. But combined they have less than 60 seats. So they need to rely on smaller parties to form a government. Historically, the orthodox Jewish parties have been the kingmaker. But now those parties seem firmly in the Likud orbit. Meretz is a party with 10 seats that is the largest left party other than Labour.
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