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The Joint List has signed the call by the “change bloc” for a vote to replace Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin of Likud, giving the bid a parliamentary majority despite the objection of Yamina MK Nir Orbach to the move. The predominantly Arab party’s six members add their signatures to the call, in which Levin is set to be replaced with Yesh Atid MK Mickey Levy. The move would enable the new government to be sworn in as early as next Monday. If Levin remains in the speaker’s chair, he can legally delay a vote on the new government for a week or more, giving Likud more time to try to peel a...

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Papers crow about the 'success' of the change bloc in actually agreeing on forming a government, but nobody is quite willing to count Netanyahu out, and Bennett in, just yet

The parties leading the emerging “change government,” Yesh Atid and Yamina, have both reportedly distanced themselves from the support of the Arab-majority Joint List in their move to replace Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin and expedite the swearing-in of the government. Yesh Atid has said the Joint List’s declaration of support wasn’t coordinated with the party, according to Channel 12 news. The report says the bloc may elect not to rely on the Joint List votes for the move. Similarly, Yamina sources are quoted by the Walla news site as saying they won’t rely on Joint List support and ...