Yitzhak Herzog, the president of Israel's POWs, is about to begin two days of consultations to decide on the formation of the new government.
Mr. Herzog has to decide which party leader to give the opportunity to form the government first.
In the elections for the captive Israeli parliament last week, the right-wing Likud party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opposition coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot failed to win a majority of seats in the Knesset.
In these elections, Mr. Netanyahu's coalition consisting of right and extreme right parties and fundamentalist Jews won 53 seats, and the opposition coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats.
But the unprecedented result was achieved by the parties of the Arabs and the Palestinian prisoners in Israel, who won 19 seats in the Knesset with high participation.
Yitzhak Herzog's office said that he will first consult with the small parties and later tomorrow, Thursday, he will meet with the heads of the two major parties. After Mr. Herzog selects a person to form the cabinet, that person will have 28 days to do so.
📷 Reuters