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Organization petitions High Court to force vote on new speaker today
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe New Contract, an anti-corruption group, has filed a petition with the High Court of Justice urging it to force Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to carry out the court’s ruling from Monday that ordered him to hold a vote on the identity of the new speaker no later than today.
It calls for an injunction to enforce the ruling immediately.
Edelstein announced his resignation a short time ago to avoid carrying out the court’s ruling, but ended the Knesset session while noting his action will only take effect in 48 hours, meaning a new speaker will not be elected before next week.
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