Israeli lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favor of a controversial bill officially designated to solidify the power of ruling government and raising the electoral threshold.

The bill received 67 votes in favor and no votes against it, as members of the opposition boycotted the discussion and vote over the bill and coalition members were forced to vote for it.

The electoral reform, pushed by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, raises the electoral threshold to 3.25 percent, which may pose a risk for small Arab parties to get into the Knesset. It also contains controversial clauses about the majority needed to pass bills and reduces the opposition's ability to overthrow a reigning government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had put a lot of efforts to pass the bill, said it is a "good bill for the people of Israel, providing it with a strong government and a strong coalition in the Knesset."

On Sunday, the Knesset (parliament) opposition leaders announced they would not take part in discussions or votes of three controversial bills set to be discussed this week at the Knesset plenum, including the governance bill.

Parliament members vehemently oppose this electoral reform, specifically on the issue of elevating the threshold, but also on the basis of the clauses they deem undemocratic, which give the government more power over the parliament.

They said they are fighting to keep democracy intact and dubbed the coalition's attempt at passing controversial laws one after the other amid a 72-hour marathon "political brutality."

Moreover, the bill did not get any objections since Netanyahu and his top ministers signed an agreement on Sunday according to which all the members of the coalition must vote in favor of the bills.