Eisenkot's very difficult task of forming the cabinet.
▫ Gadi Eisenkot, the central figure of Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition, was invited to form the new Israeli cabinet; A task that could end almost two decades of Netanyahu's presence at the head of power.
▫ But the road to reach this goal is not smooth. Eisenkot has 28 days to form a coalition in the Knesset and obtain the necessary majority to form the government; A deadline that can be extended by 14 days.
The main issue is the complex composition of the Israeli parliament. Eisenkot's supporting bloc has 48 seats and Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats; While at least 61 votes out of the total 120 seats in the Knesset are required to form the cabinet.
▫ Arab parties can also decide this equation with 19 seats, but their participation may alienate some of Eisenkot's allies from the coalition.
▫ In such a situation there are three paths before Eisenkot: obtaining the support of the Orthodox parties and forming a majority government, forming a minority cabinet with the support or avoiding Arab parties and finally forming a unity government with Netanyahu's participation. All three options face serious obstacles.
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