The High Court held a hearing on the Speaker of the Knesset this evening • Petitioners seek to put Edelstein's resignation into effect immediately, and appoint Amir Peretz in his place.

• Knesset with two chairpersons? // Photo: Dudi Vaaknin

After Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said "a conscience order does not allow me to uphold the verdict," and announced that he will not obey the court's order and will not enter the Knesset, the High Court held a hearing today at 20:00, consisting of five Judges, regarding the petition of the Government for Quality Government.

Earlier, the Movement for Quality Government submitted a petition to the High Court urging it to issue a declaratory order requiring the resignation of the Speaker of the Knesset as immediate and put into effect. According to the Knesset's rules, the resignation will take effect after 48 hours. The other petitioners joined the application.

According to the movement, in the act of non-compliance with the clear and absolute court order, which was granted against him personally, Edelstein actually disbanded his powers as chairman of the Knesset, and he no longer has the authority to make decisions in his cap.

The Movement for Quality Government asked the court to determine that the starting arrangement at this time is the constitutional arrangement provided for in the Knesset Basic Law, according to which it will be appointed immediately to a temporary chairman and veteran of the Knesset.

Attorney Dr. Eliad Shraga, Chairman of the Movement for Quality Government: The court has an urgent hearing on an expanded composition in the near future. This means that the court also understands that we are in a crazy constitutional crisis that has not happened since the State of Israel. We all hope the court will come to an end Circus Edelstein announces that his resignation will take effect immediately, stating that the old Knesset member is the new Knesset chairman, the one who fills the seat until a new Knesset chairman is elected.

Knesset Attorney General Ilan Yanun appeared before the High Court judges in the petition series, saying: "If the court can contain the incident of breach of the order in the sense that we will comply with the order on Sunday with a veteran of the Knesset, then we will make such an application. I spoke with Amir Peretz, and he agreed to convene the plenary tomorrow if the court granted it. For the sake of things, I don't think the court's disdain order is the appropriate procedure for our case. "

Yanun added: "In my position, I must perform a 'specific surgical procedure', which says that in light of the notice of resignation and software, the Knesset Speaker's authority must be transferred to Knesset veteran Amir Peretz and he will be empowered to perform the court's order - convene the Knesset plenum Her agenda. Therefore, the court must extend the order by tomorrow, in order to uphold the permanent Knesset chairman for the 23rd Knesset.

In practical terms, Yinon actually suggests that there be two chairpersons at the same time for 48 hours, with Amir Peretz presiding over only the event of the chairman's election.