On the way to the Ministry of Justice?
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin officially submitted his resignation this morning (Tuesday). The resignation will take effect in 48 hours, that is, on Thursday morning - the day the government is sworn in.
After a stormy debate in the plenum: Yariv Levin was elected Speaker of the Knesset // Photo: Knesset Channel
As I recall, he was appointed to the position two weeks ago on a temporary basis, or as Netanyahu declared "very temporary".
Levin already announced his intention to resign yesterday, and now the move has become official.
According to the aforementioned estimates, Levin will serve as the next Minister of Justice.
Some in the political system see the expected appointment as an indication that Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu will go "with all his might" on reforms in the judicial system.
Levin is known as a big supporter of those reforms, among them of course the clause of overcoming.
Foreign Minister or Speaker of the Knesset? MK Amir Ohana (archive), photo: Noam Rivkin Fenton
The leading candidate for the position of Speaker of the Knesset is MK Amir Ohana (Likud).
However, Ohana is also a candidate for the position of Foreign Minister.
Other candidates from the Likud are Knesset members Ofir Akunis, Danny Danon and Yoav Kish.
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