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Levin says he’s resigning as Knesset speaker en route to ministerial job, as planned
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Likud MK Yariv Levin sits at the plenum dais after being elected Knesset speaker, December 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin announces his intention to resign from the position tomorrow.
The move is expected to pave the Likud MK’s way to receiving a senior ministerial position — likely justice minister — in the next government.
Levin became temporary Knesset speaker two weeks ago, giving Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu more time to decide who will get the job on a permanent basis.
Netanyahu has still not decided how to divide the remaining jobs — including Knesset speaker — among Likud MKs, though he will have to do so in the coming days.
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