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Likud Plans Contingency for Lapid Knesset Speaker Role
The "change bloc" plans to elect Yair Lapid as the next Knesset speaker next week, while the Likud party is reportedly preparing a strategy to delay or prevent this. The Likud's contingency plan includes amending the law to remove Lapid if he is elected speaker and a unity government is formed.
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What happened
- 01Yair Lapid is the favored candidate for Knesset speaker among the "change bloc."
- 02The Likud party is reportedly planning to delay the election of a new Knesset speaker.
- 03The Likud's contingency plan includes amending the law to remove Lapid if elected speaker.
- 04The change bloc aims to repeal laws concerning the legal advisor and judicial appointments.
- 05Amir Ohana is the current Knesset speaker and is expected to hold the election soon.
The change bloc also intends to repeal several laws and establish new committees.
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