Netanyahu Rival Eisenkot Secures Broad Backing in Bid to Form Government
Herzog said 67 lawmakers backed Gadi Eisenkot, but mutual vetoes and coalition splits could still complicate his bid to form a government.
- President Isaac Herzog will name a candidate to form Israel's next government by Sunday after marathon Knesset talks where 67 lawmakers backed Eisenkot and 46 backed Netanyahu.
- Israel's October 27 election left neither candidate with a clear parliamentary majority, as Netanyahu's Likud won 27 seats while his religious-nationalist coalition garnered only 53 in total.
- Eisenkot's alliance of four Jewish-led parties won 48 seats, while United Torah Judaism declined to recommend Netanyahu despite being a longstanding coalition ally.
- Herzog warned that "mutual vetoes between the blocs and within the blocs themselves" complicate coalition assembly and will hold "personal talks with some of the party leaders" over Friday-Saturday.
- Once nominated, the candidate has 28 days to forge a government, with a possible 14-day extension, while Netanyahu remains prime minister in a caretaker capacity if no candidate succeeds.
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AlKhaleej TodayHerzog to name PM candidate on Sunday after 67 lawmakers back Eisenkot
TEL AVIV — Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has said he will name a candidate to form the country’s next government by Sunday, after a majority of lawmakers backed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Herzog made the announcement on Thursday after holding marathon talks with parties elected to the 120-seat parliament, known as the Knesset.Following the meetings, Herzog said representatives of factions totaling 67…
Arab parties back Eisenkot as Israel faces coalition deadlock
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday whom he will task with trying to form a new government, after the opposition's Gadi Eisenkot secured a commanding number of recommendations to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The majority of MEPs in the Israeli parliament have spoken out for former military chief Gadi Eisenkot as the next prime minister. President Yitzhak Herzog wants to give the task of forming a government on Sunday – probably to Eisenkot.
In Israel, 67 lawmakers backed Gadi Eizenkot to become prime minister, while Benjamin Netanyahu secured 46. With the formation of a government expected on Sunday, the path to a majority hinges on a partnership between Arab and Jewish-led parties.
Netanyahu rival Eisenkot secures broad backing in bid to form government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will task with trying to form a new government, after the opposition's Gadi Eisenkot secured a commanding number of recommendations to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
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