Eisenkot and Liberman Agree on Yashar Candidate for Knesset Speaker
Eisenkot and Liberman have chosen a Yashar party representative, likely Gadi Eisenkot, to become the next Knesset speaker amid coalition talks in Israel.
POLICY WIRE — Jerusalem, Israel — Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman announced that they have settled on a Yashar party representative to replace Knesset speaker Amir Ohana, a move that could see Eisenkot himself take the post.
The two met on Monday and agreed that the speaker role should remain within the Eisenkot-led bloc, but the decision does not resolve deeper disagreements among coalition partners.
The Yashar party has floated several names, including Elazar Stern, Matan Kahana and Eisenkot, and the bloc’s choice will shape the next chapter of Israeli parliamentary politics as negotiations for a new government continue.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)