Opposition leader and Democrats chair Yair Golan said Thursday that the High Court of Justice has blocked the coalition's attempt to cancel the secret ballot, a move he called dangerous, in order to appoint a Netanyahu loyalist as state comptroller. Golan said there is no government in Jerusalem — but there are still judges.
Opposition leader and Democrats party chair Yair Golan responded Thursday to a reported High Court of Justice ruling, stating that the court issued a 'red card' against the coalition's effort to cancel the secret ballot in the Knesset vote to appoint the next state comptroller. Golan argued the move was intended to appoint a Netanyahu loyalist — the prime minister's consigliere — to the watchdog position, a process he described as dangerous. 'There is no government in Jerusalem, but there are still judges,' Golan said in remarks carried by N12. The statement follows a long-running political battle over the state comptroller appointment, which Golan and other opposition figures have characterized as an attempt by the coalition to weaken oversight of the executive. As The Zioneer has reported, Golan has previously accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of seeking to appoint a comptroller through a tainted process to shield himself from accountability for the October 7, 2023 failures. The High Court's reported intervention marks a new phase in the confrontation between the coalition and the judiciary over the appointment.
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