tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post8928484876788280376..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: changing government term to 5 yearsRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-10378135863014682492015-11-19T06:02:20.058+02:002015-11-19T06:02:20.058+02:00I am the new one I am the new one It's greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767165486105619254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-91321485073790933382015-11-18T15:19:49.130+02:002015-11-18T15:19:49.130+02:00Canada does have Minority Governments from time to...Canada does have Minority Governments from time to time.The current trend is not to form formal coalitions with an Opposition Party. They are relatively short lived as they present their own challenges. The Government can fall on bills that are considered Votes of Confidence. The budge is automatically a vote of confidence. The Government can declare any vote a Vote of Confidence forcing the opposition to either let it pass or topple the Government. The Opposition can propose Votes of Confidence on Oppositions Days (days the Opposition has control of parliament to try to pass their own legislation). <br /><br />Taking down the Government on an issue that is considered minor to the public often does not boast well for the Opposition Party during the election. An Opposition Party who helps the Government stay in power by supporting the Government the budget may have a hard time telling their constituents how terrible the budget it. <br /><br />In Israel there are so many parties with such short term limited interest in focussing on what is best for the entire country, I believe we would end up with a system where the Knesset would just wait around waiting for elections. <br /><br />What happens if the Knesset can't pass a budget not matter how many different parties are given the opportunity to sit in the PM chair. Do we just go with last year's budget for 2 - 3 years?ehwhyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436676108396672275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-87289507443384115172015-11-18T10:44:47.854+02:002015-11-18T10:44:47.854+02:00There is more missing from this item as you have r...There is more missing from this item as you have raised with your questions. Yes, it logically increases stability, but what is Slomianski's motive?<br /><br />I oppose any major overhaul in the system and you contradict your hope of increasing stability with this opinion. We have a system. It works. There are disadvantages. There is greener grass in other countries but certainly they also have dry patches and mud as well. Making drastic changes causes disruption that might not be advantageous to us so IMO any planned changes should be done with a long term plan and done subtly over time.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-30480887171682990612015-11-17T15:31:28.581+02:002015-11-17T15:31:28.581+02:00I think that this situation has happened in Canada...I think that this situation has happened in Canada, where the Prime Minister headed a minority government - i.e., he not have a coalition with an automatic majority.<br />I think what happened was that any bill that was proposed would be judged on it's own merit and to pass would need the support of at least one party (or individual MPs) in the opposition, e.g., some bills may pass based on support from the left, others may pas based on support from the right and other bills may be rejected.<br /><br />Not that different from what we have in Israel now, where although in theory the PM has a majority, there is always a risk that a party in the coalition will vote against a particular bill.Michael Sedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.com