From Likud picks Amir Ohana as Knesset speaker
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Likud MK Amir Ohana attends inauguration ceremony of a new neighborhood in Beit El, in the West Bank, July 12, 2022 (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
The Likud faction at the Knesset unanimously chooses MK Amir Ohana as its candidate for speaker of the Knesset — which means Ohana is assured of winning the Knesset’s support for the post.
The faction also chooses MK Ofir Katz as coalition chair.
Speaker of the House is a key position that combines running the parliament — ensuring a dignified debate and upholding the Knesset laws — and representing it overseas, and filling in for the president when he is unavailable.
Ohana, who was Israel’s first openly gay minister, has served previously as both justice and internal security minister. He is known as fiercely loyal to Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu.
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