Watchdog argues secret ballot necessary to safeguard lawmakers' freedom to vote, in order to preserve status of state comptroller as independent and impartial oversight authority

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By manipulating the Knesset vote to get his personal attorney appointed to the job of independent overseer of the government, PM proved he values personal loyalty over basic democratic norms

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