Israeli President Isaac Herzog Calls for Calm Ahead of Election Mediations
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged political leaders to stop "climbing high trees" and accept election results, announcing consultations this week to form the next government and avoid another round of elections.
- Herzog will receive official results on Wednesday from Central Elections Committee Chairman and Deputy Supreme Court President Justice Noam Sohlberg before beginning consultations at the President's Residence.
- Under Israel's Basic Law: The Government, Herzog must consult elected Knesset factions before granting a mandate. The designated candidate receives 28 days to negotiate coalition agreements, with a possible 14 days extension.
- Neither main political bloc secured the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority. The remaining 19 seats held by Arab parties could prove decisive for either coalition.
- Herzog emphasized the President's Residence will remain open to all factions, urging representatives to arrive with an open heart to share ideas and find creative solutions preventing another election.
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ABC Australia
cedarnews.netIsraeli President Isaac Herzog calls for calm ahead of election mediations
Mediations between parties is set to begin in an attempt to cobble together a new government after an election result that failed to provide a majority government.
Israel’s president says parties need to engage with ‘open heart’ to avoid fresh election
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged the country’s political parties to enter negotiations on forming a new government with an “open heart,” as he prepares to consult with factions on a path forward after an uncertain election result.
Jornal Expresso
The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, confirmed today that he will start consultations with the parties represented in Parliament this week to discuss the political situation after the Tuesday elections and to seek agreements that avoid further suffrage.
Herzog To Begin Coalition Consultations This Week, Urges Party Leaders To ‘Stop Climbing Trees’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog has announced that he will begin consultations with political parties this week as part of the process of forming Israel’s next government, urging political leaders to put aside campaign rhetoric, accept the election results and work towards avoiding another round of elections. Speaking at the state memorial ceremony […]
The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, confirmed this Sunday that this week will begin consultations...
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