Netanyahu Knesset speaker sets conditions for early vote to replace him
Haaretz · Noa Shpigel ·
Outgoing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said he would convene a vote on his replacement within a week of receiving signatures from at least 61 lawmakers, saying that 'There will be no clinging to the seat at all costs'
Outgoing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said Thursday that he would convene a vote on his replacement within a week of receiving signatures from at least 61 lawmakers, a majority in the Knesset, in response to demands from four opposition parties aligned with Gadi Eisenkot to hold the vote when the new Knesset is sworn in on Tuesday.