Ultra-Orthodox Party Urges Delay in Knesset Speaker Change
Summarized from Ynetnews by baba
United Torah Judaism Chairman Yaakov Asher informed Yashar Chairman Gadi Eisenkot that his party opposes changing the Knesset speaker before a new government is formed. Asher stated in a letter that the replacement should happen alongside government formation, not when the Knesset convenes. This position aims to prevent a situation where the speaker opposes the new government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- United Torah Judaism opposes replacing the Knesset speaker before government formation.
- Chairman Yaakov Asher sent a letter to Yashar Chairman Gadi Eisenkot with this opposition.
- The party believes the speaker change should occur concurrently with new government formation.
- This stance aims to prevent a speaker from opposing the newly formed government.
- Asher cited past practice, with one exception, to support his faction's position.
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