Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government
- On Saturday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following an inconclusive October 27 election where neither candidate secured a clear 61-seat majority.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition collapsed to 53 seats, failing to maintain the majority needed to govern, prompting President Herzog to initiate the coalition-formation process with the opposition.
- Eisenkot secured 67 recommendations from Knesset members compared to 46 for Netanyahu, though the opposition leader faces the daunting challenge of reconciling deep political divisions to build a functioning coalition.
- Under Israel's Basic Law, Eisenkot has 28 days to negotiate a coalition with a possible 14-day extension, while Netanyahu remains as caretaker prime minister until a new cabinet is sworn in.
- Eisenkot must navigate disputes over ultra-Orthodox military conscription and potential Arab-party cooperation, with failure to form a government risking new elections early next spring.
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The Israeli President officially gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form the next government.
President Herzog entrusts him with the task, he promises "creative solutions" to form a government: "I will address an invitation to everyone, to parties and...
Israel’s president gives Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally gave opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government Sunday evening. Complex coalition...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog officially gave him the mandate on Sunday to form the future government of Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the main opposition bloc to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing that Israel is now facing a new political reality after the mid-term elections that took place in the United States and following which the President's Republicans ...
Jerusalem, Nov 8 (EFE).- Israel's president, Isaac Herzog, commissioned opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government of the country this Sunday, after the candidate received during the week the support of 67 of the 120 deputies of the Knesset (Parliament) but without a clear majority to govern. These are the [...] The Herzog entry commissions Eisenkot the formation of the next government of Israel was first published in HolaNews.
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