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United Opposes Knesset Speaker Change Before Government Formation
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
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Asher stated in a letter that the change should coincide with government establishment to avoid an adversarial speaker. This position is based on principle and past practice, with few exceptions.
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Party chairman Yaakov Asher communicated this opposition to Gadi Eisenkot.
- Asher cited principled opposition and past practice in a letter.
- The party aims to prevent an adversarial relationship between the speaker and the government.
He argued that this approach is appropriate and has been the past practice, with only one exception, to prevent an absurd situation where the Knesset speaker might be adversarial to the incoming government.
