POLITICSTIMES OF ISRAEL
High Court assails process by which MKs elected state comptroller, signaling it will likely intervene
The High Court criticized the process used to elect the state comptroller, suggesting it may intervene. The court deputy president questioned whether the word 'secret' should be removed from the state comptroller law, while the government argued that MKs who recorded their votes acted within legal bounds.
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