# Gadi Eisenkot receives mandate to form government

https://mins.news/en/item/134662

- France 24, 2026-11-08 16:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/gadi-eisenkot-receives-mandate-to-form-government

> Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has formally been tasked with forming the next government, President Isaac Herzog announced. Eisenkot has up to six weeks to negotiate with potential coalition partners and secure a parliamentary majority. An alliance with Arab Israeli parties appears mathematically easiest, but remains politically sensitive.

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