Blue and White vows to go to High Court if no vote to choose Knesset speaker

The Blue and White party sends a letter to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein informing him it’ll appeal to the High Court of Justice if he blocks a vote on electing the next Knesset speaker.

Edelstein said yesterday he would prevent Blue and White from convening the Knesset to vote on replacing him, claiming it would doom talks on a unity government between Likud and Blue and White.

The letter says that Edelstein “has no authority to stop the convening” of the Knesset and that his decision was motivated by a personal interest to remain Knesset speaker.

Gaining control of the Knesset would allow parties opposed to Netanyahu and his bloc of 58 right-wing religious MKs more power to advance legislation, such as a bill that would prevent a lawmaker under indictment from forming a government — which would prevent Netanyahu from doing so.