Editing President of Israel (section)

====Dissolution of the Knesset====
The prime minister may request, by virtue of section 29 (a) of Basic Law: The Government, that the president dissolve the Knesset whenever the Government has lost its majority and is incapable of functioning.<ref name="Function" /> The president may refuse such a request, effectively dismissing the prime minister from office and triggering the resignation of the Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s931|title=Basic Law: The Government, Section 29|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> The exercise of this authority by the president serves to prevent a prime minister from [[abuse of power|abusing their power]] – namely, beating the Knesset into submission through multiple [[snap election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/dissolution-of-parliament-primer.pdf|title=Disslution of Parliament|author=Eliot Bulmer|publisher=International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)|publication-date=2017|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>