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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

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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  1. 01Yair Lapid is the favored candidate for Knesset speaker among the "change bloc."
  2. 02The Likud party is reportedly planning to delay the election of a new Knesset speaker.
  3. 03The Likud's contingency plan includes amending the law to remove Lapid if elected speaker.
  4. 04The change bloc aims to repeal laws concerning the legal advisor and judicial appointments.
  5. 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.

Translated and summarized by baba from i24NEWS Arabic, the latest report. Read i24NEWS Arabic’s original

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