Levy gives his inaugural speech.
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Yesh Atid‘s Mickey Levy is elected Speaker of the Knesset, replacing Yair Levin, with immediate effect.
The Knesset has started to vote on a new Speaker, who will then preside over the vote for the new government.
#Israel: Lapid‘s ‚Change Bloc‘ could find itself reliant on the support of the anti-Zionist Joint List to pass its first motion
Arab Lawmakers Back Lapid Move to Replace Knesset Speaker
Hadash, one of the three parties making up the Joint List, is opposed as a matter of principle to a government headed by the right-wing Bennett, but the Joint List is also committed to preventing Netanyahu from benefitting from the faction’s votes in the Knesset. Therefore, if there are any further defections from the ranks of the Knesset members from the future coalition, the Joint List’s decision to vote against the new government would be reevaluated.
Lapid-Bennett coalition moves to replace Knesset speaker
The Lapid-Bennett coalition‘s candidate for the job is Yesh Atid‘s Mickey Levy. The request, signed by 61 out of 120 lawmakers, means a vote on the key position is set for the next time the Knesset convenes on Monday.