Allegation that the opposition bloc in Israel aims to pass legislation against Netanyahu by taking the parliamentary presidency

According to the news of Israel's Walla website, opposition bloc leaders held bilateral meetings and phone calls in order to create a common road map for the process of forming a government after the election results.

According to the results of the general election held in Israel on Tuesday, the government led by Netanyahu won 53 seats in the 120-seat Parliament, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot gained 48 seats and the Arab parties, which achieved historical success, gained 19 seats.

While no bloc could reach the majority of 61 seats required to form a government, parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens became decisive in the distribution of seats in the Parliament.

Following the election results, 5 possibilities come to the fore to form a government in Israel. These are listed as follows: the opposition forming a government with the support of Arab parties, forming a minority government with external support from Arab parties without joining the government, establishing a national unity government between Netanyahu and the opposition, Netanyahu gaining the majority by attracting some of the opposition MPs to his side, and holding new elections if a government cannot be formed.

The current government, led by Netanyahu, is expected to continue its duty as a transitional government until the new government is formed.

According to Walla, the opposition is working on a new strategy to remove Netanyahu from power. The first step of this strategy involves taking the presidency of the Parliament and introducing various legal regulations.

The main regulation on the opposition's agenda is the "Defendant Law", which aims to prevent people against whom a criminal case has been filed from forming a government, even if there is no conviction.

The regulation in question is expected to directly affect Netanyahu, who is on trial on charges of corruption, bribery, fraud and abuse of power.

The news stated that the opposition also plans to repeal some judicial regulations and pass through the Parliament the regulation that provides for the establishment of an official investigation commission regarding October 7, 2023.

It was stated in the news that the opposition aims to replace the Speaker of the Parliament, Amir Ohana, and take over the management of the parliament in order to implement these legislative initiatives. It was stated that the opposition leaders aimed to change the balance of political power with this step, but that the implementation of the plan depends on reaching a consensus between the parties and creating the necessary majority in the Parliament.

Netanyahu is on trial on charges of corruption, bribery, fraud and abuse of power. Netanyahu, who may face prison time if convicted, denies the accusations.

Ahmed Tıybi, one of the leaders of the Joint List, one of the two Arab lists that achieved historical success in the elections, announced to AA that they would support the opposition in changing the speaker of the Parliament.