Joint List Demands New Knesset Speaker Election in Opening Session
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
The Joint List faction has demanded the election of a new Knesset Speaker during the Knesset's opening session on November 10, 2026. Faction head Ahmad Tibi sent a formal request to Speaker Amir Ohana, arguing that changing the Speaker is the first step toward changing the government. The Joint List believes a consensus opposition candidate could win with their support.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Joint List faction demanded the election of a new Knesset Speaker on November 10, 2026.
- Faction head Ahmad Tibi sent a formal request to Speaker Amir Ohana for the vote.
- The Joint List views changing the Speaker as the first step to changing the government.
- The faction stated that the Speaker controls the legislative and parliamentary agenda.
- The Joint List considers its support a prerequisite for an opposition candidate's election.
The Joint List faction has formally requested that the election of a new Knesset Speaker be placed on the agenda for the Knesset's opening session on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The request was sent in an official letter from faction head Ahmad Tibi to the current Speaker, Amir Ohana. The letter, signed by 11 Joint List members of Knesset, calls for an immediate vote to elect the 26th Speaker of the Knesset.
The Joint List stated that changing the Knesset Speaker is the "first step to changing the government," as the Speaker controls the legislative and parliamentary agenda. The faction believes that based on election results, a consensus opposition candidate for Speaker could secure a majority if supported by the Joint List, which they consider a prerequisite for such a candidate's election. The article includes a photo caption identifying Amir Ohana as being between President Isaac Herzog and U.S. President Donald Trump.
