Israel Beiteinu and Yishar! Agree on Knesset Speaker Nominee
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
Avigdor Lieberman and Gadi Eisenkot agreed on a candidate for the 26th Knesset Speaker, with Gadi Eisenkot reportedly being the choice. They plan to coordinate with other "change bloc" parties before revealing the nominee. The agreement aims to facilitate the bloc's goal of replacing the current Speaker, Amir Ohana, by presenting 61 signatures. Efforts to include Haredi parties in this move were unsuccessful.
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- Avigdor Lieberman and Gadi Eisenkot agreed on a candidate for Knesset Speaker.
- Gadi Eisenkot is reportedly the agreed-upon candidate for Knesset Speaker.
- The "change bloc" aims to replace current Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
- Haredi parties declined to join the effort to replace the Knesset Speaker.
- The Knesset's swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, and Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yishar! party, have reached an agreement on the candidate for the 26th Knesset Speaker position. The identity of the agreed-upon candidate has not yet been revealed, but it is understood to be Eisenkot. The two leaders are reportedly withholding the name to coordinate with other parties in the "change bloc" before announcing it.
Lieberman and Eisenkot intend to discuss their agreement with other leaders of the change bloc, including Naftali Bennett of Bayit Yehudi, Yair Golan of the Democrats, and Yair Lapid, who is number two in Bayit Yehudi and was also mentioned as a potential candidate for Speaker. This agreement comes as bloc leaders had previously committed to resolving the Speaker issue by Monday, the day before the Knesset's swearing-in ceremony.
The agreement between Lieberman and Eisenkot is seen as a significant signal of progress within the change bloc, despite existing disagreements, towards forming a stable government. The parties aim to present at least 61 signatures to replace the current Knesset Speaker, Amir Ohana, on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, Roi Folkman, chairman of the Yishar! faction, attempted to enlist the Haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, in the effort to replace the Knesset Speaker. However, this attempt was unsuccessful. United Torah Judaism Chairman Yaakov Asher stated that his party's principled stance is that the Knesset Speaker should be replaced concurrently with the formation of a new government, not just the convening of the Knesset.
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