Record voting percentages and a split in the Knesset: the transition of power in Israel.
The President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, officially entrusted the formation of a new Cabinet of Ministers to the leader of the united opposition and head of the Ishr Party, Gadi Eisenkot. This was reported by the Washington Post.
The head of state's decision was dictated by the results of the parliamentary consultations: Eisenkot's candidacy was supported by 67 members of the Knesset, while only 46 members of parliament supported the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Another faction, with seven seats, chose to abstain.
According to the law, Eisenkot has 28 days to form a coalition government with the right to an additional 14 days. If he does not succeed, the right to try to form a cabinet will return to Netanyahu.
The parliamentary elections in Israel were held on October 27 with a record turnout of 77.7% in the last quarter of a century. Based on the results of processing 100% of the polling stations, the ruling coalition led by Netanyahu's Likud party received 53 mandates out of 120, which did not allow it to obtain an absolute majority. The day before, accusations were also made against the current Prime Minister of attempts to discredit the results of the vote.