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Eisenkot Secures Majority of Knesset Recommendations for Prime Minister Role

President Isaac Herzog concluded consultations for forming Israel's next government on Thursday, with Gadi Eisenkot receiving 67 recommendations from Knesset members, surpassing the 46 recommendations secured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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01Gadi Eisenkot secured 67 recommendations from Knesset members to form the next government, while Benjamin Netanyahu received 46.
02President Isaac Herzog concluded consultations with all 12 parties elected to the 26th Knesset on Thursday.
03The Yashar! party urged President Herzog to immediately assign the mandate to Eisenkot to form an emergency government.
04United Torah Judaism was the only party that chose not to recommend any candidate for prime minister.
05Potential coalition challenges include disagreements over the ultra-Orthodox draft and cooperation with Arab parties.
06President Herzog must decide who will receive the mandate to form the government by November 11.
07Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to serve as caretaker prime minister during the government formation process.

Eisenkot's recommendations came from his party Yashar!, the Joint List, Yisrael Beytenu, Ra'am, The Democrats, and Together. Netanyahu was backed by Likud, Shas, Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, and Zehut. United Torah Judaism, a traditional ally of Netanyahu, chose not to recommend any candidate, focusing instead on legislative exemptions from IDF service for yeshiva students.

Following the consultations, Yashar! representatives urged that the mandate to form a government be assigned to Eisenkot immediately, calling for an emergency government to address national issues. Despite Eisenkot's lead, potential coalition building faces challenges due to disagreements over the ultra-Orthodox draft and cooperation with Arab parties. President Herzog must decide who will receive the mandate by November 11, while Netanyahu continues as caretaker prime minister.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 5 Nov, 23:51

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