# Israel’s president to announce Sunday who will try to form new government

https://mins.news/en/item/132164

- France 24, 2026-11-06 10:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261106-israel-president-to-announce-sunday-who-will-form-new-government

> President Isaac Herzog says he will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will ask to try to form a government, after meeting all party leaders following the election. Forty-six lawmakers recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 67 backed rival Gadi Eisenkot and seven abstained.

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