the Israeli President Herzog has not yet formally assigned him the mandate to form the government Although Eisenkot received recommendations from more than the 61 lawmakers required for a Knesset majority.
Forming a government remains difficult for Netanyahu’s rival
Israel’s Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot has secured the backing of 67 members of the Knesset to receive the mandate to form Israel’s next government. the Israeli President Herzog has not yet formally assigned him the mandate to form the government Although Eisenkot received recommendations from more than the 61 lawmakers required for a Knesset majority.
He has reiterated his goal of forming a “national emergency government” to bring political stability to Israel. In a post on X, Eisenkot said the first round of discussions with the opposition parties had concluded with an absolute majority of recommendations in his favour. This has also put him ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He, however, acknowledged that the road to forming a government remained long. “First round of talks and meetings this week with the Change and Repair parties. This evening, the round of consultations at the President’s Residence was completed with an absolute majority of recommenders for the purpose of receiving the mandate from the President of the State to form a government. The Joint List has made clear that it has significant policy disagreements with parts of the Jewish opposition’s platform. It has also ruled out formally joining an Eisenkot-led coalition, although it could support the government from outside.
Eisenkot secured the support during consultations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, after the Arab-led Joint List unanimously decided to recommend him for the prime ministerial mandate. The president will hold further consultations with political parties before deciding on Sunday whom to task with forming the next government, according to ANI.