The members of the 25th Knesset were

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on 1 November 2022 and sworn in on 15 November.

Composition

One

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lawmaker, 29 women, 23 new MKs and three openly gay MKs were elected to the 25th

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. The number of

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MKs was the lowest in two decades with 10 MKs. On 30 June 2024, the

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announced plans to merge with

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to become The Democrats, with Labor MKs expected to become MKs for the new party; the merger was approved on 12 July. However, Likud MK and chair of the Knesset House Committee

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denied the February 2025 request by Labor chairwoman

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to change the name of the Knesset faction to The Democrats and she withdrew it. On 11 November 2024 Hadash-Ta'al MK

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was suspended from the Knesset for six months for supporting

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Members of the Knesset

Replacements

Notes

References

External links

Members of the 25th Knesset
Knesset website {{Current MKs 25

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