Orders of Succession in Government Amendment

## Purpose of the Amendment

The Purpose of this Amendment is to set the Rules of the Order of Succession in Government, Knesset and that of the President, in case of Emergency Situations.

## Succession of the Prime Minister

Should there be an Emergency Situation, and the Prime Minister is Permanently or Temproarily Incapacited, or is Deceased, then the Order of Succession shall go as the Following;

1. Alternate Prime Minister/Acting Prime Minister- The First Person to Succeed the Prime Minister will be either the Alternate Prime Minister (in case there was a Unity Government), and if there was no Unity Government; The Acting Prime Minister shall succeed the Prime Minister.
2. Should the Alternate/Acting Prime Minister be Incapacitated, the Person who will succeed them will be an Interim Prime Minister, who will be elected by the Surviving Knesset Members.
3. Should the Interim Prime Minister become Incapacitated, the Speaker of the Knesset will Succeed them, but thus losing their Role as Speaker of the Knesset, and the Knesset Members will need to Elect a New Speaker, and the Former Speaker will not be able to Replace the President in case of an Emergency.
4. Should the Knesset Speaker who succeeded the Interim prime Minister become Incapacitated, the Leader of the Current Government's Coalition will Succeed them.
5. Should the Leader of the Coalition become Incapacitated (after becoming the New Prime Minister), the following Successors will be Ministers. First one will be the Defense Minister, and after them shall be;
6. the Foreign Affairs Minister;
7. the Internal Security Minister;
8. the Strategic Affairs Minister;
9. the Interior Minister;
10. the Intelligence & Atomic Energy Minister
11. the Aliyah & Integration Minister;
12. the Construction & Utilities Minister;
13. the Culture & Sport Minister;
14. the Development of the Negev & Galilee Minister;
15. the Religious Affairs Minister;
16. the Economy & Finance Minister;
17. the Health Minister;
18. the Environmental Protection Minister;
19. the Tourism Minister;
20. the Justice Minister;
21. the Agriculture & Rural Development Minister;
22. the Science & Technology Minister;
23. the Welfare & Social Services Minister;
24. the Communications Minister;
25. the Education Minister;
26. the Transportation Minister;
27. the LGBT Affairs Minister;
28. if all those Ministers become Incapacitated, an MK (Member of the Knesset) elected by a Majority of Over 50% of Knesset Members of the Surviving Knesset Members will be the Successor, and so will be the Next Successors.

## Succession of the President of the State

Should there be an Emergency Situation, and the President of the State is Permanently or Temproarily Incapacited, or is Deceased, then the Order of Succession shall go as the Following;

1. Current Speaker of the Knesset will succeed the President (unless the Exception that is given is Section 2 (3) has occured).
2. Should the Knesset Speaker be Incapacitated, the President of the Republics Council will become the New Successor of the President.
3. Should the President of the Republics Council, who had become the President's Successor, be Incapacitated, the Knesset will elect by a 50% Majority a new Successor for the President.

## Succession of the President of the Supreme Court

Should there be an Emergency Situation, and the President of the Supreme Court is Permanently or Temproarily Incapacited, or is Deceased, then the Order of Succession shall go as the Following;

1. The Deputy President of the Supreme Court will succeed the President of the Supreme Court.
2. Should the Deputy President of the Supreme Court be Incapacitated, the Following Surviving Judges of the Supreme Court will Elect, by a 50% Majority, a New President of the Supreme Court.
3. Should the Number of Surviving Supreme Court Judges be smaller than 5, the Knesset will elect new Judges of the Supreme Court and a New President of the Supreme Court.

## Succession of the President of the Republics Council

Should there be an Emergency Situation, and the President of the Republics Council is Permanently or Temproarily Incapacited, or is Deceased, then the Order of Succession shall go as the Following;

1. The Following Members of the Republics Council will elect a new President of the Republics Council.
2. Should the Amount of Members of the Republics Council be Smaller than 7, the Knesset Members will elect new Republics Council Members and a New President of the Republics Council.

## Law not to be affected by emergency regulations

This Law cannot be varied, suspended, or made subject to conditions by emergency regulations.