Speaker of Knesset refused to commit when vote for permanent office: "Chairman to be elected when political situation becomes clear" • Blue and White: "Do not give a hand to the destruction of democracy"

• July Edelstein // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

"I will not agree to the ultimatum": Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Monday rejected the Supreme Court's decision that he should vote for the position as regularly as possible, stating that the law allows a vote on the issue to be rejected until a government vote is taken.

In his letter, Edelstein relied on the position of Knesset Attorney General Ilan Yanun, who argued that the Supreme Court should not intervene in the matter, and that it is important that the Knesset chairman be elected in parallel to appoint a new government so that he can work alongside it, as opposed to the Attorney General's position. Avichai Mandelblit and the Supreme Court justices should be allowed to vote on the issue in the coming days.

In his letter, Edelstein wrote that "the Attorney General's intervention in the Knesset's parliamentary proceedings is out of place," stating that he intends to put the question of voting on his continued functioning in office according to the political situation. "I intend to put the Knesset Speaker's election on the Knesset's agenda" as soon as possible "as circumstances justify it, from the next few days to" no later than the date when the Knesset will convene for the establishment of the government, "he wrote: Due to the special circumstances, I am having difficulty It is to name an exact date, but I intend to raise the issue on the agenda of the Knesset as the political situation becomes clearer. Hopefully this will happen in the shortest possible time. "

"I believe that in this case, a reasonable rejection of the circumstances at the time of the election of the Permanent Knesset, and in particular the reasoning behind it and not mentioned above, does not even approach" actual harm to the fabric of democratic life ", but on the contrary, gives an adequate expression of the desire to reach as broad a consensus Given among members of the House, which reflects the will of the people, "he went on to say that" postponing the date of the election of the chairman will not hurt the foundations of Israeli democracy, but vice versa. "

Blue and white recruited a majority - threatening Likud: the move will lead to elections

Remember, after the election, and in light of the ongoing political blue-and-white case, they decided to try to vote on the identity of the 23rd Knesset, with the aim of replacing Edelstein and promoting a candidate who would allow them to advance laws such as banning defendants to form a government, a move that Adelstein and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are trying to prevent And the Likud threatened that if Edelstein were replaced, the unity government's option would be removed from the table - a move that would almost certainly mean a fourth election.

Following the apparent majority in the Knesset to replace Edelstein and the chairman's refusal to vote on the matter, a white-blue appealed to the Supreme Court to request a vote - even though the law does not require it. In Edelstein's answer, he also listed many cases where there was a considerable time gap between the seven Knesset voting "Regular.

Blue and white attacked Edelstein's answer, claiming that his moves would damage democracy and even his legacy. "July, do not barricade, the Knesset may elect another Knesset Speaker to remember the downfall of the world as a partner in Netanyahu's mission to destroy democracy," the party wrote.

Participated in the preparation of the article: Daniel Roth-Avnery