Jerusalem, 15 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Leaders of the opposition Change Bloc reached a broad agreement Sunday on the composition of the 26th Knesset Presidium, ahead of Tuesday’s vote to replace Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana with MK Matan Kahana.
Under the agreement, every parliamentary faction will receive a deputy speaker position, including the Joint List and Ra’am, restoring Arab faction representation in the Knesset leadership after neither had held deputy speaker positions in the 25th Knesset.
Deputy speakers serve on the Knesset Presidium, which approves private members’ bills and urgent motions and oversees plenary sessions in the speaker’s absence.
The vote to replace Ohana is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, at 4 p.m., following a demand signed by 67 MKs.