The right-wing Likud Party and the opposition agreed, on Monday, to postpone the election of a temporary Speaker for the Knesset (Israel's parliament) until Tuesday, according to Israeli media. Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, said the move came after opposition parties threatened to obstruct the vote, Anadolu News Agency reports. The election was scheduled to take place on Monday evening. According to Haaretz newspaper, the Yesh Atid Party led by outgoing Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, concluded an agreement with the Likud Party to postpone the vote until Tuesday, although the Likud has already submitted 61 signatures. After difficult deliberations, Prime Minister-designate, Benjamin Netanyahu, chose to nominate Likud's Knesset member, Yariv Levin, as interim Speaker, to replace Mickey Levy of the Yesh […] Source
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