Knesset Legal Advisor Urges Supreme Court to Hold New State Comptroller Election
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- Knesset legal advisor petitions Supreme Court for new State Comptroller election.
- Israel currently lacks an appointed State Comptroller.
- The advisor previously called for a repeat election in July.
- The petition urges an immediate vote based on a court ruling.
Israel's Knesset Legal Advisor, Shagit Afik, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Justice (Bagatz) demanding a repeat election for the State Comptroller. Afik reiterated her position that a new vote must be held as soon as possible, in accordance with a previous ruling. She had previously called for a repeat election in July and again in a letter two months later, urging the Knesset Speaker to schedule the vote promptly. Israel currently remains without a State Comptroller. Afik had previously emphasized the need to hold the election even during the Knesset recess.
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