Israel's top court, in blow to Netanyahu, expedites a parliamentary vote

Israel's Supreme Court arranged for a vote for a parliamentary speaker to b...

JERUSALEM - Israel’s Supreme Court arranged for a vote for a parliamentary speaker to be held on Thursday in a showdown with an ally of Benjamin Netanyahu, a move that could threaten the prime minister’s long hold on power.

Attacking Edelstein’s defiance but stopping short of penalizing him in a contempt hearing, the court empowered Amir Peretz, a veteran legislator and a Netanyahu opponent, to hold a vote for the speaker’s post later in the day. Amid a deep political stalemate, no government has been formed to replace a caretaker administration. But the main opposition party, centrist Blue and White led by former general Benny Gantz, controls a slim majority of 61 of parliament’s 120 seats.

Under law, Gantz could ask for a two-week extension but after three inconclusive national elections in less than a year, he might not get one.

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