“There are only three reasons for this election — bribery, fraud and breach of trust,” he said, referring to criminal charges filed last month against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Both men had insisted they want to avoid another costly election campaign. Netanyahu insisted on serving as prime minister, while Gantz has refused to serve under a prime minister with such serious legal problems and called on Likud to choose a different leader. Even after the deadline automatically dissolved parliament, lawmakers worked throughout the night to finalize the March 2 election date. “To prevent this happening again, there is only one thing we must do: Win and win big,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 12, 2019 15:56 UTC