Eisenkot says Netanyahu’s party welcome to join government under him as new PM
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has picked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the centrist Yashar party, to try to form the next government, his office said Saturday evening.
Eisenkot is due at the president's residence on Sunday for a formal ceremony.
His anti-Netanyahu bloc won 48 of the Knesset's 120 seats in October, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp took 53, according to DW.
Factions holding 67 seats recommended Eisenkot to the president, against 46 for Netanyahu; one seven-seat faction backed no one, LB.ua reported.
Arab parties, which won 19 seats, endorsed Eisenkot even though his bloc opposes relying on them for a majority.
He has 28 days to line up the 61 votes needed, and Herzog can add up to 14 more days if he falls short.
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