WATCH: Eisenkot receives mandate from Herzog to form new government at President's Residence
Under Basic Law: The Government, Eisenkot will have 28 days to form a government, and the president may grant an extension of up to 14 additional days if needed.
On Sunday, in a ceremony held at the President's Residence, President Isaac Herzog formally granted Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a new government. This comes as the opposition bloc attempts to form a coalition to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot has been given 28 days to assemble a government, with the president possibly granting an additional 14 days if needed.
Following the recent elections, Eisenkot received 67 recommendations, compared to Netanyahu's 46. Both Arab parties, Ra'am and the Joint List, backed Eisenkot, although they have not committed to joining his coalition. In Netanyahu's bloc, the recommended parties include Likud, Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionist Party, Zehut, and Shas.
The ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism chose not to recommend a candidate for prime minister, reflecting tensions between the party and Netanyahu. The opposition leaders are now more inclined to include haredi parties in their coalition, engaging in negotiations with them. The deadlock could potentially result in another election, a unity government, or a minority government.
If no candidate can form a government within the allotted time, the president will decide within three days whether to appoint another MK or declare no possibility of forming a government.
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