Opposition Bloc Seeks to Oust Knesset Speaker Ohana, Proposes Kahana
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The Yishar faction, led by Gadi Eisenkot, has submitted signatures from over 61 MKs to oust Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and has nominated Matan Kahana to replace him. This move was facilitated by cooperation with Arab factions and Yisrael Beiteinu, following Ohana's condition for a vote. The bloc's leaders also agreed on other key committee appointments.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot's faction submitted over 61 signatures to remove Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
- MK Matan Kahana has been nominated to replace Amir Ohana as Knesset Speaker.
- Arab factions and Yisrael Beiteinu are supporting the opposition's move.
- United Torah Judaism refused to sign the letter for Ohana's removal.
- Key committee chair positions were also agreed upon by bloc leaders.
The political struggle for leadership of the 26th Knesset has intensified as the Yishar faction, led by Gadi Eisenkot, submitted a formal demand to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana for a plenum vote to replace him. The demand is backed by signatures from over 61 Members of Knesset. Concurrently, MK Matan Kahana has been nominated for the position of Knesset Speaker.
The required majority was achieved through cooperation with Arab factions, who joined the effort alongside Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party. This move follows Ohana's statement that he would not advance a vote on the Speaker's identity without an explicit request from 61 MKs, and after United Torah Judaism refused to sign the letter, stating they would only support a change in Speaker upon the formation of a new government.
The submission of signatures comes after agreements reached among the bloc's leaders, including Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, Yair Golan, and Avigdor Lieberman, regarding the distribution of key positions. According to the agreed framework, in addition to Kahana's candidacy for Knesset Speaker, Rooie Folkman is slated to chair the Arrangements Committee, Lieberman will head the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and Liran Avishar Ben Horin will chair the Finance Committee. The Yishar faction is now demanding an immediate plenum vote on Kahana's appointment.
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