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Liberman Pledges to Oust Israeli Knesset Speaker Before Nov 10 Swearing-In

Avigdor Lieberman has launched a campaign to gather signatures from members of the Knesset to remove Amir Ohana from his post as the parliament’s speaker. Lieberman intends to replace Ohana with Yair Lapid before the new legislature is officially sworn in on Nov 10, noting that the speakership is critical for controlling the parliamentary agenda during ongoing government formation negotiations.

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Speaker Ousted Quickly
Avigdor Liberman succeeds in assembling a procedural majority to remove Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana before the new Knesset is sworn in. This is the most likely path if anti-Netanyahu factions agree that control of the Knesset agenda is necessary to prevent delays in recognizing the election result.
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Ohana Holds Chair
The current Knesset leadership survives until the Nov 10 swearing-in because of procedural obstacles, abstentions, or a successful Likud delay strategy. This gives Netanyahu’s bloc more time to contest the opposition’s mandate and complicates Eisenkot’s effort to form a government.
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Compromise Timetable
President Isaac Herzog, Knesset officials, or party intermediaries broker a compromise that avoids an immediate speaker confrontation. Ohana either agrees to a fixed Nov 10 agenda or steps aside under a negotiated timetable, allowing coalition talks around Eisenkot to continue without a direct institutional clash.
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Institutional Clash Escalates
The speaker dispute becomes a broader constitutional confrontation involving the High Court, the attorney general, Netanyahu’s bloc, and anti-Netanyahu parties. This is less likely than a procedural or negotiated outcome, but Netanyahu’s accusation that his loss is being delegitimized increases the chance of escalation.
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