{
  "id": 16890909,
  "title": "Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israels-unassuming-president-herzog-holds-keys-to-next-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/israels-unassuming-president-herzog-holds-keys-next-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel's President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will soon be on him as he decides who to task with forming the next coalition government. The decision is a weighty one given that partial results show neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot securing a majority in parliament.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Daily Briefing October 28: Israel voted in droves. What comes next?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/daily-briefing-october-28-israel-voted-in-droves-what-comes-next",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:21:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "What is Israeli President Herzog’s role after results are out?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/what-is-israeli-president-herzogs-role-after-results-are-out",
        "published": "2026-10-28T12:49:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}