Knesset Legal Adviser Urges Vote as Israel Enters Fourth Month without Comptroller
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Knesset legal adviser calls for state watchdog revote before October election
Knesset legal adviser Sagit Afek urged lawmakers to hold a new vote for the state comptroller before the election, despite practical hurdles tied to campaigning. The post has been vacant since July, after the initial vote was clouded by controversy
Observers doubt the way in which deputies will make the appointment, through political negotiations and secret meetings of candidates with the benches.
Israel: The Legal Adviser to the Knesset, Sagit Afiq, presented to BAGAC her position on the re-election of the State Comptroller.
The Knesset Advocate General gave her response to the High Court of Justice regarding the holding of repeat elections for the position of State Comptroller, claiming that this should be done soon. At the same time, she noted technical difficulties that may prevent this.
In response to the petition regarding the election of the State Comptroller, Knesset Counsel Attorney Sagit Afik, argued for the obligation to hold the repeat vote as soon as possible, but presented to the judges four considerations arising from the election delay and the changes in the composition of the Knesset. The post Knesset Counsel: A State Comptroller must be elected as soon as possible, but the proximity to the elections raises difficul…
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