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An lawmaker handed in his parliamentary resignation on Sunday after reaching a dealÌýthat will see him steer clear of jail and a potential ban from seeking election in 2025.

The December plea agreement saysÌý, chief of the ultra-Orthodox Ìýparty, mustÌýalsoÌýaccept thatÌýhe committed low-level taxation offences andÌýsubmit to a fine of 180,00 shekels ($57,305), The Jerusalem Post reported.

While he must leave his post in the Knesset 48 hours from the point his resignationÌýwas given in, he can stay on as Shas head.

Given Deri's agreementÌýto quit the legislature,ÌýAvichai Mandelblit, the state's attorney general, revealedÌýhe would notÌýpursue an allegation of "moral turpitude", which carries a seven-year parliament election ban.

This would allowÌýDeri to stand for election again in 2025.

Israel's Supreme Court said it would not annul the agreement on Monday, after the Movement for Quality Government in Israel asked it to do so.

The Supreme Court said if the ultra-Orthodox leader tries to make a comeback in future, the justice system can look at the issue then, according to The Times of Israel.

Deri's deal currently hasn't received the Supreme Court's endorsement, though this is expectedÌýbefore February now that the Movement for Quality Government's objection has been addressed.

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Deri, 62, was previously found guilty of offences including breach of trust and bribery in 1999 and handed a prison term of three years.

After the legal exclusion period, the former minister of the interiorÌýre-entered parliament in 2013.

Deri's seat will be taken up by ex-lawmaker Yosef Tayeb, the highest-ranked candidate on Shas' 2021 electoral list who did not reach the .

Tayeb oversees Shas' French efforts.