The shaky coalition between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz was on the verge of collapse on Wednesday due to a new proposal to scrutinize the judiciary, once again making the prospect of an early election very real.
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A controversial bill that would create a formal commission of inquiry to examine judges' conflicts of interests was put up for a vote on Wednesday, with Gantz's Blue and White faction saying they would not let it pass.
The measure was ultimately defeated by a vote of 54 to 43 after many lawmakers from Netanyahu's Likud party failed to show up.
This means that for the time being, at least until another vote is held on the matter, the coalition is likely to remain intact.
Earlier on Wednesday Gantz wrote on Twitter: "Rather than deal with those left unemployed by the coronavirus, Likud wants to investigate the judges. Rather than deal with the mishandling of the economy, they are showing their disgraced sense of morality. Those who prefer to sabotage democracy rather than save lives hurt Israelis, and I won't let this stand.
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