Coalition row over nursing home voting booths threatens election law approval

A heated dispute has erupted within Israel’s government coalition over voting arrangements for elderly citizens, threatening to derail approval of new electoral legislation. MP Gadi Kariv has demanded that the Knesset’s Constitutional Committee chairman approve the Central Elections Committee’s proposals only if they include voting booths in nursing homes that do not provide full medical care. The move has exposed deep tensions within the ruling coalition, which has opposed the measure over concerns it could benefit former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s political interests. Coalition chairman Yariv Levin has been seeking to secure consensus approval of the election law, but the dispute now threatens to complicate that process. The disagreement highlights the broader power dynamics within Israel’s current government, where coalition partners hold significant leverage over legislative priorities.

Source: Ynet — Original article in Hebrew.