Israel’s Herzog yet to decide on who should form government as Eisenkot secures significant backing
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will task with trying to form a new government, following post-election talks with all party leaders.
Key points
- Of the Knesset’s 120 elected lawmakers, 67 had endorsed Eisenkot through several days of talks with Herzog, while 46 endorsed Netanyahu.
Herzog said on Thursday that while the “results of the consultations may appear clear”, there were “mutual vetoes between the blocs and within the blocs themselves” that make it difficult to say who has the best shot to form a government.
46 parliament members recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 67 backed his opponent Gadi Eisenkot.
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