Specifically, media sources reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu had agreed to repeal a controversial piece of legislation which addresses illegal housing construction – popularly dubbed the "Kaminitz law", and had thereby indirectly encouraged the UAL's MKs to heighten their demands in their talks with the "change bloc".[80] These new demands had the effect of alienating the pro-"change" right-wing parties, Yamina and New Hope, which openly oppose a repeal of the law.[79] Negotiations on the possible "change government" also took place on the sidelines of a Knesset session called to elect the new president of Israel.