Reuven RivlinVerified account

At this point in time, which has turned the last year into an exhausting year of elections, the Central Elections Committee has been an anchor of stability, the gate-keeper of Israel’s order and of the sensitive democratic mechanisms that are so precious.

On behalf of the people of Israel, all citizens of Israel, I would like to thank you, members of the Central Elections Committee, for taking upon yourselves this task from a true sense of public duty and commitment to the democratic values of the State of Israel.

This is the place to remind party heads and elected officials that this house, and I personally, are at your disposal for any serious and genuine conversation you may wish to hold. Any agreement that produces a stable government that gains the trust of the people will be welcomed

Among other options, you have the outline I offered at the last elections. I am certainly aware of the criticism of the outline that I presented then and agree with much of it. But I did not believe there was another way and, even today, the situation has not changed a great deal