Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to form government
Eisenkot won 67 endorsements and has 28 days to secure 61 lawmakers, with analysts saying a coalition remains uncertain.
- On Saturday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government after the Yashar Party leader secured 67 endorsements from the 120-seat Knesset, granting him 28 days to assemble a coalition.
- Following the October 27 election, which left no party with a majority, factions representing 67 lawmakers recommended Eisenkot for prime minister, surpassing the 46 endorsements for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a "national unity government" in a video statement and warned that coalitions relying on Arab-led parties would "dismantle the State of Israel from within."
- Under Israeli law, Eisenkot has 28 days to secure a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension; failure to form a government could trigger another election within approximately 90 days.
- Avigdor Lieberman signaled willingness to compromise with ultra-Orthodox parties, backing away from longstanding opposition to bridge political divisions and provide Eisenkot a viable path to a majority government.
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Israeli predsjednik u subotu je izabrao Gadija Eisenkota, najžešćeg rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahua, da pokuša formirati novu vladu nakon parliamentarnih izbora koji nisu iznjedrili jasg pobjednika. Netanyahu, najdugovječniji Israeli čelnik, pokušava ostati na vlasti nakon što je njegova […] Objava Najžešći rival Bibija Netanyahua, uz nominaciju Arapa, sastavlja novu izraelsku vladu pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Eisenkot, former military chief, presented himself as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, leading a bloc of parties that sought to displace the longest-held president
Eisenkot, leader of Yashar and former head of the Israel Defense Forces, obtained the support of 67 of the 120 Knesset deputies in the round of consultations with the parties, against the 46 of Netanyahu.
As expected, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog commissioned opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot to form the government. Meanwhile, acting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the opposition parties to form a government of national unity. As a spokesman for Herzog, the president invited the chairman of the center-party Yashar to his residence in Jerusalem for Sunday afternoon. Prior consultations with all factions in the new parliament had …
In Israel, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar) is the first to attempt to form a new government. President Herzog has appointed him as the first formateur. Although Netanyahu's Likud party was the largest in the elections, Eisenkot received more recommendations from the parties. There are several paths that could lead to a government, but it will not be easy. The Arab parties – the United Arab List (Ra'am) and the Joint List – won a record…
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