Knesset Votes Netanyahu’s Pick for State Comptroller
The Knesset has voted in favor of appointing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s candidate for state comptroller, representing a minor political victory for the embattled leader.
The vote passed 67-48 on Monday in favor of Matanyahu Engelman, who currently heads Israel’s Council of Higher Education.
The vote to select a new state comptroller was one of the final acts by the current Knesset, which was elected in April but voted to dissolve itself last week after Netanyahu failed to form a government.
The comptroller is tasked with supervising government policies and operations and reporting on mismanagement. The post is typically filled with former judges; Engelman is the first non-judge to fill the post in decades. He replaces outgoing comptroller Yosef Shapira and will hold office for seven years.
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