Netanyahu under siege; Eisenkot, appointed to form the cabinet; The opposition came close to an unprecedented deal to end the rule of a criminal prime minister.
Summary: Netanyahu's political life is numbered and his opponents have entered a more serious phase to form a cabinet without him. According to the reports, Yitzhak Herzog entrusted the work of assembling the cabinet to Gadi Eisenkot; An event that could be the beginning of the end of the Netanyahu era.
With the support of aligned parties, including Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Avigdor Lieberman and two Arab parties, Eisenkot has 67 votes to form a cabinet, while Netanyahu has only 46. The Ream party actively supports Eisenkot, and the joint Arab list also enables the establishment of a minority cabinet by refusing to participate in the elections.
On the other hand, Lieberman wants to separate the 13 seats of the ultra-orthodox parties from Netanyahu's coalition. The refusal of the Jewish Torah party to recommend Netanyahu's re-election is the first sign of this division. The separation of the ultra-orthodox parties could seriously shake Netanyahu's power base in parliament.
However, with 12 mandates, Naftali Bennett is the player who determines the political future of the regime. So far he has refused to support Eisenkot's or Lieberman's plan and is unwilling to form a fragile minority cabinet. He also does not rule out the possibility of forming a unity cabinet.
Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble the cabinet, which can be extended by 14 days. If he fails, Netanyahu will have 28 days, and in case of failure, the way will be given to bring in another candidate or advance elections. Despite the differences of opinion in the opposition, they united to end the Netanyahu era; However, the difference between Bennett, Lieberman and Eisenkot could still provide him with an opportunity to return to power.
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