WORLD · POLITICS · NOV 8, 4:10 PM ET
Israel's president formally gives Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government
Reported by 21 outlets in the past day, including France 24, Al Jazeera, PBS News.
1What happened
The announcement doesn't guarantee that Eisenkot, a former army chief, will become the next prime minister. PBS News ↗
2What’s next
But his lack of a clear majority in parliament will make trying to forge a coalition alongside the country's divided minor parties an uphill struggle. France 24 ↗
3Also reported
Israel's president officially tasks the opposition leader with forming a new government. Al Jazeera ↗
Sources
- Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot begins the hard work of forging a coalition government ↗France 24
- Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government ↗Al Jazeera
- Jerusalem Daily: Eisenkot picked over Netanyahu to form government ↗Al Jazeera
- Gadi Eisenkot receives mandate to form government ↗France 24
- Israel's president formally gives Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government ↗PBS News
- Israel: Eisenkot officially tasked with forming a government ↗DW
- Netanyahu-rival Eisenkot gets president's nod to form Israel govt ↗Daily Sabah
- Israeli president officially tasks Eisenkot with forming government ↗France 24