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  "id": 16804883,
  "title": "What happens next? Election results go to Israel's president to select next PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/what-happens-next-election-results-go-to-israels-president-to-select",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:23:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-27/ty-article/.premium/what-happens-next-election-results-go-to-israels-president-to-select-next-pm/000001a1-7f0c-de0e-a3f7-fffeba920000"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The president is tasked with assigning a candidate the responsibility of forming a government. While this usually falls to the candidate with the most support in the newly elected Knesset, the president has considerable leeway in making his decision",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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