Israeli President to Task Candidate with Forming Government Sunday
Translated & summarized from Makan by baba
President Yitzhak Herzog will task a candidate with forming Israel's next government on Sunday, following consultations with parliamentary blocs. Gadi Eisenkot received recommendations from 67 Knesset members, while Benjamin Netanyahu was recommended by 46. The new Knesset members will be sworn in next Tuesday.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- President Herzog will task a candidate with forming the government on Sunday.
- Gadi Eisenkot received recommendations from 67 Knesset members.
- Benjamin Netanyahu was recommended by 46 Knesset members.
- United Torah Judaism did not recommend a candidate.
- The new Knesset members will be sworn in next Tuesday.
President Yitzhak Herzog concluded consultations with elected parliamentary blocs on Thursday and announced he will task a candidate with forming the next government on Sunday. Sixty-seven elected Knesset members recommended Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yahad party, for the role. Forty-six members recommended the current Prime Minister and Likud party head, Benjamin Netanyahu. Representatives from the United Torah Judaism party chose not to recommend any candidate. The newly elected Knesset members are scheduled to be sworn in next Tuesday.
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