The so-called “Suspension Law”, which states that Knesset members could be suspended for misconduct if a majority of 90 MKs vote to suspend them, passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday evening.
The law passed by a majority of 59 in favor and 52 against, two short of the majority of 61 Knesset members recommended by the Knesset's Legal Adviser, but will nevertheless be returned to the Knesset’s Constitution Committee which will prepare it for its second and third readings.
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