Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz (Likud) celebrated the coalition's completion of four full years and nine budgets, a rare milestone, and said: "With God's help, we will return for another four years." The celebration follows the Knesset's dissolution earlier Friday.
Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz (Likud) celebrated the completion of four full years and nine budgets early Friday, hours after the Knesset dissolved itself in a 62-0 vote. Speaking at a coalition event, Katz said: "With God's help, we will return for another four years." The celebration marks the coalition's rare achievement of a full term and nine budgets, as The Zioneer reported earlier.
The Knesset completed its final legislative day on Thursday, July 16, marking the end of a full four-year term for the first time in 40 years, as The Zioneer reported at 20:17 Thursday. Early Friday, the Knesset voted to dissolve itself 62-0, with all MKs present supporting the dissolution, as reported in the same bulletin. Shortly after, Katz thanked Prime Minister Netanyahu and blessed him for another term, as The Zioneer reported at 04:52 Friday. The coalition's passage of nine budgets during the term was first noted by Katz in a July 12 statement, as The Zioneer reported at 17:44 Jerusalem.
Katz had previously stated on July 12 that the coalition had passed nine budgets and hundreds of laws, as The Zioneer reported. Opposition leader Yair Lapid also called the full term a historic achievement for the opposition, as reported on July 13. Coalition Chairman Simcha Rothman had earlier described the term as 'successful and wonderful' on June 10, according to The Zioneer.
The elections are set for October 27. The coalition's future after the elections remains uncertain, with Katz expressing hope for a return to power.
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