As the Israeli vote looms, calls to reform the electoral system grow
louder in the country. Critics say there's no democracy in Israel as
small factions enjoy too much power by holding the government hostage.
Next month Israel will see another parliamentary election – an event that takes place almost every two years, which is considered by some Israelis as far too often.
The country has swapped more than thirty governments in 64 years. 20 Israeli interior ministers, 14 foreign ministers and 15 justice ministers have been and gone in the last twenty years.
A growing number of Israelis have had enough as they join a movement to change the political system, RT’s Paula Slier reports from Israel.
Tzipi Livni, the head of new centrist party “Hatnuah” and former opposition leader, believes the underlying reason for such government rotation is a flaw in the system.
"In my political career, I was minister of regional cooperation, minister of agriculture, minister of housing and construction, minister of immigrant absorption and minister of justice. I've even held these posts simultaneously. It doesn't mean I'm talented – it just shows that the system is so messed up," Livni said at a conference for the electoral system reform back in November.
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Next month Israel will see another parliamentary election – an event that takes place almost every two years, which is considered by some Israelis as far too often.
The country has swapped more than thirty governments in 64 years. 20 Israeli interior ministers, 14 foreign ministers and 15 justice ministers have been and gone in the last twenty years.
A growing number of Israelis have had enough as they join a movement to change the political system, RT’s Paula Slier reports from Israel.
Tzipi Livni, the head of new centrist party “Hatnuah” and former opposition leader, believes the underlying reason for such government rotation is a flaw in the system.
"In my political career, I was minister of regional cooperation, minister of agriculture, minister of housing and construction, minister of immigrant absorption and minister of justice. I've even held these posts simultaneously. It doesn't mean I'm talented – it just shows that the system is so messed up," Livni said at a conference for the electoral system reform back in November.
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