Israel's president tasks Gadi Eisenkot with forming government after inconclusive vote
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President Isaac Herzog will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a coalition after consultations with parties. Neither bloc won a Knesset majority in last week's election: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and allies won 53 of 120 seats, Eisenkot's Yashar-led bloc won 48, and the United Arab List and Joint List together won 19. Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension, to build a government; most Jewish parties had pledged not to partner with the Arab alliances.
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