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Knesset Speaker Ohana Says He'd Allow Replacement If 61-Member Majority Demands It
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said he would allow his replacement if 61 lawmakers demand it after the elections, but urged voters to prevent this. He indicated he would not allow the situation to reach the High Court of Justice again, unlike former Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
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What happened
- 01Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana stated he would allow his replacement if 61 lawmakers demand it after elections.
- 02Ohana urged voters to prevent his replacement, noting Arab MKs would likely be part of the majority.
- 03He vowed not to let the situation reach the High Court of Justice, unlike Yuli Edelstein.
- 04In 2020, then-Speaker Edelstein resigned rather than obey a High Court order to convene the plenum.
- 05Ohana, as Justice Minister, had encouraged Edelstein to defy the court's ruling.
- 06The High Court ruled Edelstein's refusal to convene the plenum undermined democratic principles.
Edelstein resigned in 2020 rather than comply with a court order to convene the plenum for a vote on a new speaker. Ohana, then Justice Minister, had encouraged Edelstein to defy the court.
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