Herzog taps Eisenkot to form next Israeli government

Herzog taps Eisenkot to form next Israeli government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has formally given opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first mandate to form a government after the inconclusive October twenty-seventh national election. Eisenkot, a former military chief and Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, has twenty-eight days to build a majority coalition, with negotiations complicated by Arab-led parties, religious factions, conscription and policy toward Hamas.

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