Change Bloc reaches agreement: MK Matan Kahana to be appointed Knesset speaker

Yashar! party leader Gadi Eisenkot has selected his fellow party member for the position of Knesset speaker and informed the leaders of the Change Bloc, Kan News reported.

In a joint statement, Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Avigdor Liberman and Yair Lapid also announced agreement on the nominees for Knesset positions during the period of the mandate to form a government.

The composition of the committees will be discussed and finalized during the Arrangements Committee’s deliberations this week and submitted to the Knesset plenum for approval this coming Wednesday. Agreements were also reached regarding the establishment of the special committees, with details to be published separately at a later stage.