The Duke officially announced that he will hand over the mandate to form a new government on Sunday. November 8, 2026. The Duke, at the end of two days of consultations with the representatives of the factions, made an official statement. He reported that 46 members of the Knesset recommended entrusting the formation of the government to Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu (the ultra-Orthodox Witness Torah party, which has supported Netanyahu for three decades, refused to side with the outgoing prime minister on Thursday, depriving him of 7 mandates). while 67 lieutenants.
(with the mandates of the United Arab List) supported the candidacy of the head of the Right Party, Gadi Eisenkot. "I plan to pass the mandate to form a government this coming Sunday," Herzog said.