Eisenkot Taps Kahana for Knesset Speaker, Replacing Ohana
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Gadi Eisenkot has nominated Matan Kahana to be the next Knesset Speaker, replacing Amir Ohana. The "Change Camp" parties had requested the election of a successor. The 26th Knesset convened for its first session, with 19 Arab representatives and a record 33 women among its 120 members. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds the record for the most Knesset terms.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot nominated Matan Kahana as the candidate for Knesset Speaker, succeeding Amir Ohana.
- The "Change Camp" parties requested the election of a successor to the Knesset Speaker.
- The 26th Knesset convened for its first session on Wednesday afternoon.
- The new Knesset includes 19 Arab representatives and a record 33 women.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been elected to the Knesset 15 times, a record.
- Ten Knesset members have lost family in past conflicts or the October 7th attack.
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yamina party and tasked with forming the government, informed the leaders of the "Change Camp" parties that Matan Kahana is their candidate for Knesset Speaker, succeeding Amir Ohana. Eisenkot's announcement contradicts earlier media reports suggesting he intended to hold the position himself until a new government was formed. The "Change Camp" parties, including Yamina, "Yahad," "Yisrael Beiteinu," and "HaDemocratim," had requested that Ohana include the election of his successor on the agenda for the Knesset's 26th session. The United Arab List and the Joint List also made similar requests.
The 26th Knesset convened for its first session on Wednesday afternoon, preceded by a formal reception for President Yitzhak Herzog. During the session, new members of Knesset took their oaths of allegiance. The Knesset's new term includes 19 Arab representatives from the Joint List (11 members) and the United Arab List (8 members). Among the 120 members of Knesset, two are from the Druze community, and the youngest is 24-year-old Yonatan Halev of "Yahad." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a record for the most Knesset terms, elected 15 times, followed by former Prime Minister Shimon Peres with 14 terms. This Knesset also features a record 33 female members since Israel's establishment in 1948. Additionally, 10 members have lost family in past conflicts or attacks, including six who lost relatives in the October 7th Hamas attack and the subsequent war.
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