Politics
Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming a government.
Neither main bloc won a Knesset majority, and Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a coalition.
OriginalSourceBBCUnited KingdomOwner: British Broadcasting CorporationLeanCenterCredibilityPublished21:51 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceBBCUnited KingdomOwner: British Broadcasting CorporationLeanCenterCredibilityPublished21:51 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government”
“Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week’s election.”
Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
Key points
- President Isaac Herzog assigns opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new coalition government.
- Neither Eisenkot's bloc nor Netanyahu's secured a majority in the Knesset after the election.
- Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to form a government.
- Arab-led alliances won 19 seats, potentially kingmaking, while most Jewish parties won't work with them.
- Herzog stressed the need for a national emergency government to avoid new elections.
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How it got here
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3 3 Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming a government.
Neither main bloc won a Knesset majority, and Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a coalition.