"Change Bloc" in Israel agreed on common candidates for the Parliament and commission chairs

In the joint statement made by the Yashar, Beyahad, Democrats and Our Israel Home parties, which make up the opposition bloc, it was stated that an agreement was reached on the names who will serve in the 26th term Israeli Parliament while negotiations to form a government continue.

According to the statement, Yashar MP and former Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana will be nominated as the Speaker of the Parliament.

Opposition leaders agreed to appoint Israel Our Home Party leader and former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman as head of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

An agreement was reached to appoint MPs Roy Folkman and Liran Avisar Ben Horin to head the Parliamentary Regulation Committee and the Finance Committee, respectively.

In the statement, it was noted that the formation of the commissions would be discussed and finalized in the Regulatory Commission this week, and that the issue would be brought to the General Assembly of the Parliament for approval on Wednesday.

The date of the vote to replace the current Parliament Speaker, Amir Ohana, who is a member of the Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has not yet been determined.

Following the parliamentary elections, the first session of the Parliament will be held today and the oath ceremony will be held.

In Israel's 120-seat parliament, the number of deputies of the anti-Netanyahu Zionist opposition bloc and the parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens reaches 67. Accordingly, the opposition can gain a majority in the Parliament.