The Knesset World Israel News JAN 12, 2025
Lawmaker bolts Yesh Atid party, forms new Knesset faction
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Idan Roll announces his departure from the Yesh Atid party and the formation of a new party, dubbed the National Majority
A Knesset member from the center-left Yesh Atid faction announced Sunday morning that he has resigned from the party and plans to establish a new faction in the Knesset.
MK Idan Roll, 40, took to X/Twitter to reveal that he has informed Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid that he has decided to leave the party, reducing its Knesset delegation from 24 seats to 23.
Roll, who previously served as Deputy Foreign Minister, said that he will retain his Knesset seat and establish a new political movement, tentatively dubbed the “National Majority.”
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