Jerusalem, 9 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Liberman and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot agreed Monday that the next Knesset speaker would come from Eisenkot’s party.
The two met for some 90 minutes and described their discussion as productive. Both expressed full confidence in their ability to form a stable government to last four years.
Last Thursday, leaders of the opposition bloc sent a letter to outgoing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana demanding a debate and a vote on his replacement as early as Tuesday this week. Ohana told the party leaders that if they submitted a letter signed by at least 61 lawmakers requesting an early vote, he would schedule a debate within no more than a week.
He stressed that he would not cling to his post nor attempt to block his replacement, dismissing conspiracy theories about his intentions.
