Storm in the Knesset: The MKs who dropped a bombshell and resigned one after another
A stormy wave of resignations was recorded this week in the Knesset just before the closing of the lists. Ahead of the upcoming elections, the corridors of the legislature in Jerusalem are noisy and turbulent. The current upheaval is just the opening shot, and the major dramas of this election campaign are still ahead of us.
From the stormy wave of resignations in the Yesh Atid faction to the last-minute dramas in the Likud primaries: ahead of the upcoming elections, the corridors of the legislature in Jerusalem are noisy and turbulent. These are the Knesset members and senior figures who dropped a bombshell this week and officially announced their retirement.
Yoav Segalovitz (Yesh Atid):
The retired police commissioner and former Deputy Minister of Public Security, Yoav Segalovitz, informed party chairman Yair Lapid of his resignation and officially submitted his letter of resignation from the Knesset to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. Segalovitz's resignation shook the political system, especially in light of stormy reports regarding initial contacts to examine joining the Ra'am list of Mansour Abbas - an unprecedented move that caused a storm in the political system.
Tsaga Melaku (Likud):
Knesset member Dr. Tsaga Melaku on behalf of the Likud announced her withdrawal from competing in the party's upcoming primaries. Her retirement comes after she did not receive a reserved spot from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite appeals from spiritual leaders in the Ethiopian community. Melaku clarified that in the absence of a realistic constellation to be re-elected, she chooses not to run.
Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid):
The Major General (res.) and former minister Elazar Stern informed the former Prime Minister and party chairman Yair Lapid of the end of his path in the faction and his intention to resign from the Knesset. Stern, who was one of the party's key figures and represented the religious-liberal wing since 2015, concluded a long chapter in the faction against the backdrop of changes and upheavals in the opposition map.
Eliyahu Revivo (Likud):
Knesset member Eliyahu Revivo informed the members of the Likud movement of the withdrawal of his candidacy from the upcoming primaries and the end of his term in the Knesset. Revivo, who was elected through the Shfela district, harshly criticized the election system and the reserved spots in the party, which he said makes it very difficult for incumbent MKs from the districts to secure a realistic spot again. He clarified that he chose not to be dragged into an expensive legal and political struggle, and that "the public mission is simply moving to the next chapter."
The stormy wave of resignations this week is just the promo. As the political system enters the final stretch ahead of the compilation of the lists, the game of musical chairs in the Knesset corridors is only heating up. One thing is certain: the current upheaval is just the opening shot, and the major dramas of this election campaign are still completely ahead of us.
