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Ra'am and Democrats Parties Back Gadi Eisenkot for Prime Minister

President Yitzhak Herzog is consulting with parties on forming a new government, with the Ra'am and Democrats parties recommending Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister.

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01Ra'am and the Democrats party recommended Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister during consultations with President Herzog.
02United Torah Judaism refused to back Benjamin Netanyahu without a commitment on yeshiva student conscription.
03Otzma Yehudit supported Netanyahu and claimed election results were stolen.
04President Herzog will decide who to task with forming a government after consultations end November 5th.
05Ra'am also supports an investigation into possible foreign interference in the elections.

The United Torah Judaism party refused to back Benjamin Netanyahu without a commitment on yeshiva student conscription, while Otzma Yehudit supported Netanyahu and claimed election fraud. Herzog is expected to decide on the prime minister candidate after consultations conclude on November 5th.

Translated and summarized by baba from Cursorinfo, the latest report. Read Cursorinfo’s original