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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israeli Political Bloc Considers Lapid for Knesset Speaker Role

Israel's "Change Bloc" is exploring options to appoint Yair Lapid as Knesset speaker within two weeks, with other candidates also being considered. The bloc also plans to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7th failures and repeal judicial reform laws.

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Israeli Political Bloc Considers Lapid for Knesset Speaker Role
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What happened

  1. 01The "Change Bloc" is considering Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker, with other candidates also in contention.
  2. 02The bloc plans to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7th failures.
  3. 03Preliminary election results show Likud as the largest party with 26 mandates.
  4. 04The "Change Bloc" aims to repeal judicial reform laws.
  5. 05President Herzog urged efforts to prevent additional elections.

Preliminary election results show Likud as the largest party, with the bloc led by Isaac "Izzy" Gantz trailing Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc. President Herzog emphasized avoiding new elections, while Likud alleged election fraud by Arab parties.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kan News, the latest report. Read Kan News’s original

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