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Supreme Court Orders Knesset Speaker to Respond on New State Comptroller Vote
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By צבי זרחיה
First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 20 hours ago
What happened
Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to respond within a week to a petition demanding a new vote for State Comptroller, rejecting his request for a longer delay. Ohana will seek separate legal representation due to differing views with the Knesset's legal advisor on implementing the court's prior ruling.
- 01Supreme Court orders Knesset Speaker to respond on State Comptroller vote within a week.
- 02Speaker Ohana's request for an extended delay was denied by the court.
- 03Ohana will receive separate legal representation from the Knesset's legal advisor.
- 04The petition demands a repeat vote following a prior invalidated election.
- 05The State Comptroller position has been vacant since July.
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