PoliticsNetanyahu faces coalition showdown as rivals maneuver to form Israel’s next government

President Isaac Herzog is consulting leaders of parties elected to the 26th Knesset before deciding whom to ask to form a government. Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats and the opposition alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48; 61 are required. The Joint List and Ra’am won 19 seats together and could influence the process. A Joint List source said the alliance is likely to endorse Eisenkot for the mandate.

Israeli politicscoalition formationBenjamin NetanyahuKnesset election

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