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Center-Right Owned by Living Media IndiaIsrael Poll Deadlock: Netanyahu Faces Setback as Rivals Seek Coalition Majority
What's behind this
Following Israel’s recent election, Prime Ministerial candidate Gadi Eisenkot secured 67 endorsements in post‑election consultations with President Isaac Herzog, while incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu received 46 endorsements and seven members abstained. The Arab‑led Joint List unanimously backed Eisenkot, who said he is determined to form a “national emergency government.” Herzog is expected to make the final choice, and tradition holds that the mandate goes to the candidate with the larger parliamentary support. The outcome leaves Netanyahu facing a setback as rivals pursue a coalition majority.
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left · 4 outlets
President Isaac Herzog began meeting party leaders to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government in the deeply polarised country
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center · 5 outlets
Gadi Eisenkot is now set to receive recommendations from 67 members of the 120-seat Knesset, putting him ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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right · 5 outlets
Benjamin Netanyahu is staring at an ouster of his government after the Joint List, Israel's largest Arab political alliance, and the Ra’am party on Thursday endorsed former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, strengthening his chances of becoming the Prime Minister following…
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