Eisenkot wins majority Knesset backing to form Israeli government
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Following the October 27 election, in which no party won a clear majority, Israeli President Isaac Herzog held consultations with party leaders and announced he would name a candidate to form the next government on Sunday, November 8. Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief and leader of the opposition Yashar party, received recommendations from 67 lawmakers, while Netanyahu got 46, with seven abstaining. The backing of Arab-majority parties proved decisive: the Joint List, which won 11 seats, and Ra'am, with eight, both endorsed Eisenkot. Yashar called it the largest number of recommendations since 2015 and said Netanyahu, heading a minority government, has no mandate or public trust. An ultra-Orthodox party previously allied with Netanyahu abstained, weakening his position. Herzog urged compromise and condemned "racist" rhetoric against Arab parties, while the Central Elections Committee rejected Netanyahu's fraud allegations, saying an audit of 9,069 polling stations confirmed the results. Opposition leader Yair Lapid accused Netanyahu's supporters of trying to "crush democracy" and steal the election. Eisenkot is considering forming a minority government as early as next week, with coalition talks involving ultra-Orthodox parties ongoing.
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RTÉ News (outlet profile)
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
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Middle East Eye (outlet profile)
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franceinfo (outlet profile)
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Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
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Dawn (outlet profile)
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Malay Mail (outlet profile)
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Middle East Eye (outlet profile)
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Libération (outlet profile)
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
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UOL (outlet profile)
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
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Haaretz (outlet profile)
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CGTN (outlet profile)
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UOL (outlet profile)
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Mint (outlet profile)
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
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The National (UAE) (outlet profile)
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The Guardian (outlet profile)
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El País (outlet profile)
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
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BFMTV (outlet profile)
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Insajder (outlet profile)
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B92 (outlet profile)
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NIN (outlet profile)
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
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CBC News (outlet profile)
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Handelsblatt (outlet profile)
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Factual core
- A leading Arab-Israeli party endorsed Gadi Eisenkot to form the next Israeli government.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog will announce on Sunday his choice to form the next Israeli government.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made new accusations of foreign interference in Israel's elections.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog began consultations on forming a new government.
- Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of the Israeli election.
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