Netanyahu Calls for Unity Government, Rules Out Hamas Supporters
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a unity government with opposition Zionist parties on November 9, excluding those he claims support Hamas. He stated the premiership should go to the leading party, the Likud, which won the most seats but lacks a majority. This comes after President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Benjamin Netanyahu called for a unity government with opposition Zionist parties on November 9.
- Netanyahu excluded parties he accuses of supporting Hamas from any potential coalition.
- The Likud party, led by Netanyahu, won the most seats but lacks a Knesset majority.
- President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government on November 8.
- Gadi Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a coalition government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed his call on Monday, November 9, for a unity government, inviting "Zionist parties" from the opposition to join a coalition with his allies. This marks the third such appeal since the legislative elections. Netanyahu, speaking in a video, did not name specific parties but expressed a desire to unite the entire "national camp," including Orthodox parties and "all other Zionist parties," urging an end to "boycotts."
However, Netanyahu explicitly excluded any government dependent on parties he accused, without naming them, of supporting Hamas. He argued that such a coalition would be incapable of confronting Iran and its regional allies. Regarding leadership, Netanyahu asserted that the role of Prime Minister should belong to the country's leading political force, emphasizing the Likud party's electoral success under his leadership.
The Prime Minister did not mention any rotation in the premiership. The Likud party secured the most votes in the election with 27 seats, but Netanyahu's bloc, including his allies, totals only 53 seats, falling short of the 61 needed for a majority in the Knesset. The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot has 48 seats, while Ra'am and the Unified List together hold 19 seats.
This appeal follows the official tasking of Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, with forming the next government by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, November 8. Eisenkot now has 28 days to assemble a coalition.
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