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President Herzog Taps Gadi Eisenkot to Form Next Government
President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he will task Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yesh Atid party, with forming the next government. Eisenkot, a former IDF Chief of Staff, now has the mandate to build a coalition. The process involves complex negotiations over ministerial positions and policy.
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What happened
- 01President Isaac Herzog will task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government.
- 02Gadi Eisenkot is the chairman of the Yesh Atid party.
- 03Eisenkot previously served as the IDF Chief of Staff.
- 04The mandate requires Eisenkot to build a majority coalition in the Knesset.
Failure to form a government could lead to the mandate being returned to the President.
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