First step for the new cabinet in Israel: who will sit in the parliamentary seat?

Israeli party leaders Gadi Eisenkot of Yashar and Avigdor Liberman of Yisrael Beiteinu reached a critical agreement on the Knesset speaker post, the first step toward forming a new cabinet. The deal follows Eisenkot's receipt of the mandate to assemble a governing coalition. Control of the speaker's chair matters because it shapes the legislative agenda and the balance of power in the 120-seat Knesset. Watch next for the allocation of remaining ministerial portfolios and whether the two leaders can secure a majority coalition.