Rav Yosef on Which Chief Rabbi Should Remain

Based on comments from the Chief Rabbi, Rav Yitzchak Yosef, it seems that the law proposal to cancel one of the chief rabbi positions and only elect one in the future must be a done deal, even though it has not yet been finalized.
Rav Yosef commented that if one position must be voided, it should be the Ashkenazi rabbi, and the Sephardi rabbi should remain as Chief Rabbi.
Besides for obviously preferring his own, he explained that the Rishon LeTzion position is 380 years old. When Rav Kook established the Israeli rabbinate, he went to the Rishon LeTzion at the time and asked if he would be ok with an Ashkenazi rabbi at his side. The Rishon Letzion agreed, to keep the peace, and the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi position was established. So, Rav Yosef says, if we have to get rid of one of them, get rid of the newer one and leave the one with the longer tradition.
source: NRG
Having a specifically Sephardi chief rabbi is not quite the point of canceling one of the positions, but ok. It looks to me like he thinks the law is a done deal.
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