Attorney general says Edelstein must follow court orders, hold vote today

The attorney general tells the High Court it is his position that Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein must carry out the court’s Monday order to allow a vote for a new speaker today.

Meanwhile the Knesset’s legal adviser Eyal Yinon tells the court that barring a new court order, Edelstein’s resignation will only enter into effect in 48 hours, until which time there is no way to force him to hold the vote.

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit at an event at the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem, February 6, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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