Netanyahu may lose power: Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog decided to give his opponent Gadi Eisenkot the first attempt to form a government. Although the Netanyahu bloc received more mandates - 53 compared to 48 - but this does not automatically grant the right to form a cabinet. The president chooses whoever has the best chance of gathering a majority. Eisenkot was recommended by deputies representing 67 seats: his opposition bloc and Arab parties. Netanyahu received only 46 recommendations; His allies from the "Haredi Torah Judaism" party, who have seven seats, did not support anyone. He will now have 28 days to form a government, but it will be difficult, since Eisenkot himself previously ruled out the participation of Arab parties in the government, and without their support the opposition bloc does not have a majority. If the negotiations fail, Herzog could give Netanyahu another try. If a government is not formed in about 100 days, then new elections may be announced in Israel. Oleg Tsarev. Telegram and Max.

Netanyahu may lose power: Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog decided to give his opponent Gadi Eisenkot the first attempt to form a government. Although the Netanyahu bloc received more mandates - 53 compared to 48 - but this does not automatically grant the right to form a cabinet. The president chooses whoever has the best chance of gathering a majority. Eisenkot was recommended by deputies representing 67 seats: his opposition bloc and Arab parties. Netanyahu received only 46 recommendations; His allies from the "Haredi Torah Judaism" party, who have seven seats, did not support anyone. He will now have 28 days to form a government, but it will be difficult, since Eisenkot himself previously ruled out the participation of Arab parties in the government, and without their support the opposition bloc does not have a majority. If the negotiations fail, Herzog could give Netanyahu another try. If a government is not formed in about 100 days, then new elections may be announced in Israel. Oleg Tsarev. Telegram and Max.