From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT MediaIsrael president to name PM candidate on Sunday as Arab parties back Gadi Eisenkot over Netanyahu
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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday which candidate he will task with forming a new government after the election produced a hung parliament. He has held two days of consultations with Knesset party leaders, including Arab parties that have backed former chief‑of‑staff Gadi Eisenkot, who received 67 recommendations compared with Benjamin Netanyahu’s 46. Herzog told the public that it is not yet clear who can successfully assemble a coalition, but he will update the nation after the consultations and name the nominee on Sunday.
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left · 3 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 · 3 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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Gadi Eisenkot receives 67 recommendations, while Netanyahu gets 46 as Israel's president prepares to choose the next government leader.
