Eisenkot Camp Agrees to Nominate Matan Kahana for Knesset Speaker
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
Matan Kahana has been nominated as the next Knesset Speaker following an agreement among party leaders, including Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Lieberman. The decision was made on Tuesday as part of broader negotiations for key government and Knesset committee positions. Former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will chair the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. The full committee slates are expected to be approved by the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.
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- Matan Kahana was nominated as the 26th Knesset Speaker by party leaders on Tuesday.
- Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Lieberman agreed to the nomination.
- Avigdor Lieberman will serve as the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
- Roee Volkman and Liran Avishar Ben-Horin were also assigned committee leadership roles.
- The Knesset plenum is expected to approve the committee formations on Wednesday.
Former Minister and anticipated Member of Knesset Matan Kahana has been agreed upon as the nominee for the 26th Knesset Speaker position during the government formation period. The decision was made on Tuesday through an agreement between Gadi Eisenkot, head of the "Yamina" party, and leaders of other parties including Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Lapid. These leaders reached several understandings regarding candidates for key Knesset leadership roles and its central committees.
As part of the agreed-upon distribution of positions, former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will head the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Anticipated MK Roee Volkman is set to lead the Arrangements Committee, while anticipated MK Liran Avishar Ben-Horin will chair the Finance Committee. Initial agreements have also been reached on the formation of special committees, with further details expected to be released separately.
The consensus on nominating Kahana follows a previous report by i24NEWS that Eisenkot had kept the Knesset Speaker position within the "Yamina" party. Other prominent candidates considered for the role included Eisenkot himself, Elazar Stern, and Kahana.
The full committee formations will be discussed and finalized within the week during the Arrangements Committee's deliberations. These will then be presented for approval by the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.
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