Blue and White demands replacing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana as early as Tuesday

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Liberman asked Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to hold a vote on replacing him on Tuesday, when the 26th Knesset is sworn in. Yisrael Beytenu and The Democrats also asked Ohana for this.

Ohana said the customary time for electing the Knesset speaker is when the government is formed. He said that if 61 signatures are submitted to bring the vote forward, a discussion would be set for a date no later than a week away. "There will be no clinging to the horns of the altar," he said.

On Tuesday the Knesset will be sworn in, and Blue and White announced that more than 61 signatures have already been collected. The Joint List and Ra'am said they would rally behind an agreed candidate, and no agreement has yet been reached on who will replace Ohana.