70 MKs support Shapira for state comptroller
Knesset expected to confirm candidacy of judge
Jerusalem District Court Judge Yosef Shapira (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
The candidacy of Jerusalem District Court Judge Yosef Shapira for the post of state comptroller took a large step forward on Wednesday as 70 Knesset members signed a statement declaring their support for him.
Shapira has the support of most of the parties in the Knesset — with the notable exception of Labor, which supported Judge Eliezer Rivlin for the position.
The Knesset is to vote on a replacement for current State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on May 14.
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