The Day After: Opposition Moves to Oust Knesset Speaker Before Netanyahu Forms Govern
Opposition figures are exploring a speaker vote and a center-right alliance to improve leverage in coalition talks, with 61 lawmakers needed for the move.
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Buoyed by his electoral triumph, Netanyahu will stop at nothing to retain power
The regime is now deploying its playbook, like preparing to block the election of a new speaker ■ A government relying on the Arab parties will doom the 'bloc of change' – or save it ■ Are we inching toward a civil war or a Herzog mega-deal?
Sami Abu Shehadeh: "We will take the presidency of the Knesset to the right, voting with the opposition: demonstrating that they are ready for the alliance"
The day after: Opposition moves to oust Knesset speaker before Netanyahu forms govern
Eisenkot, Bennett and Liberman are discussing a joint bid to replace Likud's Speaker Amir Ohana when the new Knesset is sworn on November 10; move would require Arab party support, while neither political bloc has secured the 61 seats needed for a majority
The Change Bloc has begun examining the possibility of appointing the number 2 in the coalition - Yair Lapid - to the position of Knesset Speaker. The Change Bloc wants to elect a Knesset Speaker even before the coalition negotiations and will need the consent of the Arab parties to do so.
Eisenkot, Bennett and Lieberman are in talks to replace the Knesset Speaker, but have not yet held a joint meeting • The move requires 61 votes and Arab support • Tibi: "We will vote to overthrow him" • Netanyahu is preparing for a counter-campaign • President Herzog calls on leaders to prevent further elections (Politics)
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