Israel's president pledges to pick candidate on Sunday to form government
- On Saturday, President Isaac Herzog tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government after a deadlocked election left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition with only 53 seats, short of the 61-seat majority required in the 120-seat Knesset.
- Netanyahu's Likud party won 27 seats as the largest single bloc, but his religious-nationalist coalition fell short of the threshold. Two parties representing Israel's Arab minority won 19 seats and nominated Eisenkot to lead the initial government-formation process.
- As the son of Moroccan immigrants, Gadi Eisenkot would become Israel's first Prime Minister from the Mizrahi community. The former military chief highlighted his security credentials citing his "Dahiyeh doctrine" of responding to attacks with disproportionate force during the 2006 Lebanon war.
- Eisenkot has 28 days to forge a government, with a possible 14-day extension. Having publicly rebuked Netanyahu's leadership in Gaza and sworn not to serve under him, he faces significant obstacles to coalition building.
- Opposing far-right partners Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Eisenkot has criticized settler violence against Palestinians. Analysts suggest forming a government remains unlikely, with the process allowing around 100 days total before a potential new election.
352 Articles
352 Articles
Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, on Saturday commissioned Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, to attempt to form a new government. The mission comes after the October 27 elections, which did not leave a clear majority in Parliament, reports The New York Times. Herzog said he maintained ... Continue reading “President of Israel instructs Gadi Eisenkot to form a government after elections without a majority”
After the election in Israel, opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot receives the task of forming a government. Netanyahu demands a government of national unity.
TVA Nouvelles
Le Journal de QuebecGadi Eisenkot is chosen to form the next Israeli government.
The Israeli president has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with trying to form a new government in Israel. The parliamentary situation is deadlocked after the close election. "Now is the time to form a national emergency government," Eisenkot writes.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
