Following consultations with Knesset members, President Isaac Herzog will announce whether Gadi Eisenkot or Benjamin Netanyahu will be tasked with forming a new government.
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Following consultations with Knesset members, President Isaac Herzog will announce whether Gadi Eisenkot or Benjamin Netanyahu will be tasked with forming a new government.
Following inconclusive elections in Israel, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot says he is confident of securing the mandate to form a government, as President Isaac Herzog prepares to nominate the first candidate. Eisenkot claims he is making progress in efforts to oust long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog says he will decide Sunday whether Benjamin Netanyahu or election challenger Gadi Eisenkot will get the first chance to form a governing coalition.
Eisenkot has secured recommendations from 67 members of the 120-seat Knesset, compared with 46 for Netanyahu. Gadi Eisenkot is poised to get a chance to form a new government, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.
France 24 English reported the story as "Israel coalition talks gain momentum." The New York Times reported the story as "This Israeli Vows to Oust Netanyahu. Here’s How.."
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