Democrats chairman Yair Golan said Saturday night at his party's campaign kickoff rally that the first three moves of his government would be canceling the 'judicial coup' laws, establishing a state commission of inquiry, and passing legislation barring criminal defendants from serving in Israeli governments, according to N12's Daphna Liel.
Yair Golan, chairman of the opposition Democrats party, outlined the three first pieces of legislation he would advance in the next government at his party's election campaign launch rally Saturday evening in Tel Aviv. The pledges — canceling the 'judicial coup' laws passed in 2023, establishing a state commission of inquiry, and passing a law barring criminal defendants from serving as ministers — echo themes Golan has promoted since founding the party earlier this year.
The 'indicted officials' law, which Golan dubs 'חוקי הנאשם' (the accused laws), is a direct response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing criminal trial, which has been a central political fault line. The state commission of inquiry pledge follows the government's push for a political commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023, massacre, which Golan has rejected as a 'whitewash committee.'
The Democrats are positioning themselves as a left-of-center alternative to the current coalition, with Golan aiming to attract voters from both the center-left and the center-right. The party's platform is still being finalized, and Golan's rally marks the formal start of the campaign ahead of the next election, which is expected within the next two years.
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