Herzog Continues Consultations on Israeli Government Formation
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog is consulting with parties on forming a government after the Likud party won the most seats in the Knesset. While some parties recommended Benjamin Netanyahu, others, including opposition groups, backed Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties may be key to forming a majority coalition, a prospect Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against, amid rejected allegations of electoral fraud by Likud against Arab parties.
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- President Isaac Herzog is consulting with Israeli parties on forming a new government.
- Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party won the most seats in the recent Knesset elections.
- Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, has been recommended by opposition parties.
- Arab parties could play a decisive role in forming a majority coalition.
- Benjamin Netanyahu warned against a government reliant on Islamist parties.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is continuing his consultations with party representatives regarding the formation of a new government. The ultra-Orthodox group United Torah Judaism did not recommend a prime minister, while the far-right party Ozma Yehudit endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In contrast, the Democrats recommended former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.
During the late October parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Netanyahu's conservative Likud party emerged as the strongest force, securing 27 out of 120 seats in the Knesset. The centrist Yesh Atid party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, followed with 21 seats. President Herzog is scheduled to meet with representatives from these two leading parties on the evening of the consultations. Traditionally, the president tasks the candidate deemed most likely to form a parliamentary majority with establishing the government.
Opposition parties had previously announced their intention to recommend Gadi Eisenkot. The center-right alliance Bejachad, led by former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, won twelve seats. The Arab-majority United List secured eleven seats, while the Democrats and the Arab Raam party each obtained eight mandates. Israel Beitenu, Ozma Yehudit, and United Torah Judaism each garnered seven seats. The strictly religious Shas and Religious Zionism parties each received six seats.
Arab parties could play a crucial role in forming a majority coalition. In a video address posted on platform X, Netanyahu warned against a government dependent on "extremist Islam and Islamist parties," suggesting that opposition parties seeking a majority with Arab parties were prioritizing their own political interests over national ones. Earlier, the Likud party had accused Arab parties of electoral fraud, claims that were rejected by the Israeli police and election authority.
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