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Shafaq News- Middle East
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday tasked opposition
leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, following parliamentary
elections in which 67 lawmakers recommended him for the position.
The Israeli presidency said Herzog met separately with
Eisenkot and current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and informed both of his
decision. Eisenkot is scheduled to formally receive the mandate on Sunday,
November 8, and will have 28 days to form a government, with a possible
extension of up to 14 additional days.
According to the election results, Netanyahu’s bloc secured
53 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Eisenkot won 48. Arab parties
collectively secured 19 seats in the 120-member Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported on Saturday that
protesters had gathered at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv, calling for a
change of government and the formation of a coalition that includes Arab
parties.
The demonstrations came after Netanyahu called for a
national unity government comprising parties from the national camp and Zionist
parties. He warned against “forming a government dependent on forces he accused
of supporting Hamas, referring to the Arab parties.”
Arab parties collectively won 19 seats in the elections for
the 26th Knesset, held on October 27.