Israel PM to decide soon whether to call early election: adviser
Source: Reuters
Israel PM to decide soon whether to call early election: adviser
JERUSALEM Mon Dec 1, 2014 3:48am EST
(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will decide in the next few days whether he can heal his fractured coalition government or call an early election, one of his advisers said on Monday.
The government is split on a range of issues, including the 2015 budget, high living costs, policy towards the Palestinians and a Jewish nation-state bill that critics say would discriminate against Israel's Arab minority.
The divisions have prompted speculation that Netanyahu will bring forward a national election not scheduled until 2017.
Netanyahu is expected to meet leaders of parties in his coalition on Monday and Tuesday, political officials said, to assess whether the policy differences can be smoothed over.
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