Israel to rise threshold to Knesset to 2.5%

[dunn]

it was 1% for years and we had en electio with 15-16 diffrent parties in thr Knesset, so it became 1.5% but it still a problem of too fractional parlament. 2.5% is about right

[dunn]

that's not a question of majority in the Knesset. Rabin passed Oslo agreement in 61-59 vote with one mk that got a deputy minister post changing his mind for the agreement in the very last minute

[dunn]

true but the reason us the switch for direct vote for primeminister in 1996-1999 that was scrap back meanwhile. people voted small parties and pm , now it the old system. that why Likud came back to 40 mp's, best shoing since 1992 Avoda's 44 under Rabin r.i.p

[dunn]

true but the reason us the switch for direct vote for primeminister in 1996-1999 that was scrap back meanwhile. people voted small parties and pm , now it the old system. that why Likud came back to 40 mp's, best shoing since 1992 Avoda's 44 under Rabin r.i.p

But the return to parlamentary election of PM didn't make things easier to form strong (working) coalition. It just solve the problem of an eventually cohabitation (using the french term)

true but it was always a problem

[dunn]

true. up to 77' it was one major party

[dunn]

 90% of Chadash voters are arabs and 100% of the mk

[dunn]

Shinui, 15 mk use to be part of meretz. they had 2 out of meretz 9-12 mk in thr 90s. Lapid brought them to 15 alone' they are free market anti religous liberals , nor right wingers

[dunn]

he is left of Meridor and it is somewhat 'dirty' and that why Shas is not in thr coalition

[dunn]

I live in Israel (and jewish o/c)  r u Manuel?

[dunn]

I live in Israel (and jewish o/c)  r u Manuel?

Where do u live in Israel?

orignally from Tel-Aviv, now in Ra'ananna (20 minutes north-east of TA)

[dunn]

and you? where in chile?

[dunn]

Santiago (main city)... i guess your city is almost in Tel 'Aviv cause seems like everything in the area is actually within T.A. isn't it? (Ramat-Gan, Bene'i Berak, Petach Tikvá, etc...)

a bit farther but quit close