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Aryeh Deri gives up Knesset seat after Shas's worst result in 30 years
Shas leader Aryeh Deri announced that he would give up his Knesset seat in favor of another candidate from the party list. The decision follows the party's decline from 11 to six seats in the October 27 election.
Aryeh Deri, leader of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party, announced that he would give up his Knesset seat in favor of another candidate from the party list before the opening of the new parliamentary session, following the party's sharp decline in the general election held on October 27.
In a written statement, Deri said he had asked the party's religious authority, the Council of Torah Sages, for permission to give up his seat "to make room for our young representatives who have proved their worth through their work in the Knesset." He added that he had received approval.
He said the council had decided that he would remain at the head of the party. Deri intends to make field visits to numerous areas of Israel, while continuing to chair the party's weekly Knesset faction meetings and oversee legislative and committee work.
Worst result in three decades
Shas, which belongs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political camp, recorded its worst result in 30 years, with its number of seats falling from 11 to six. The final official results announced on November 4 showed that neither camp had reached the 61 of 120 seats needed to form a government. Netanyahu's camp won 53 seats, compared with 48 for the Jewish opposition parties and 19 for the Arab parties.
On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally tasked opposition Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. The law gives him 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.
During the tasking ceremony at the presidential residence in Jerusalem, Eisenkot said that "74 Knesset members no longer have confidence in the continuation of the outgoing government and the man leading it." He added: "This is the voice of the public and the decision of the people, and we must do everything to respect and implement it."
The Basic Law: The Government provides for three attempts to form a government. If they fail, the Knesset is dissolved and new elections are held.
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