The President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, tasked the leader of the Israr opposition party, Gadi Eisenkot, with forming the new government after the parliamentary elections on October 27.
"I give you the mandate to form a government and I wish you success," he said during the ceremony, the recording of which was distributed by the Office of the Head of the Jewish State.
Eisenkot has 28 days to win the support of the majority of deputies in the 120-seat Knesset (the unicameral parliament) and form a governing coalition. If you can't do this, you can request an extension of another 14 days.