Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form the next government
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President Isaac Herzog assigned former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, to form Israel’s government on Saturday, choosing him over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the October 27 election left neither side with a majority. Parties recommending Eisenkot represent 67 lawmakers versus 46 for Netanyahu’s bloc; his four-party alliance won 48 seats and Netanyahu’s bloc 53, while Arab-led parties won a record 19. Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to secure at least 61 of the 120 Knesset seats. Herzog will hand him the mandate formally at a ceremony on Sunday.
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