Israeli President Herzog asks opposition leader Eisenkot to form new government, Vlast.kz reports
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Israeli President Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government after the October 27 parliamentary elections, Vlast.kz reports. No single party or bloc won a majority in the October 27 parliamentary elections, Vlast.kz reports. Eisenkot has 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension, according to Vlast.kz and NTV Kenya. Eisenkot's bloc has 48 members, while Netanyahu's Likud and its allies have 53 seats, and two parties representing Israel's Arab population have 19 seats, Vlast.kz reports.
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No single party or bloc won a majority in the October 27 parliamentary elections.
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Eisenkot has 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension.
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Gadi Aizenkot states: Gadi Aizenkot said that Israel urgently needs new leadership that would be trusted by most Israelis.
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Vlast.kz states: Netanyahu's Likud and its allies have 53 seats, while Eisenkot's bloc has 48 members, and two parties representing Israel's Arab population have 19 seats.
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Avigdor Lieberman states: Avigdor Lieberman of the Israel Our Home party has softened his stance on sitting with ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties.
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- Updated: new information was added. - No single party or bloc won a majority in the October 27 parliamentary elections. (confirmed) - Eisenkot has 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension. (confirmed) - Netanyahu's Likud and its allies have 53 seats, while Eisenkot's bloc has 48 members, and two parties representing Israel's Arab population have 19 seats. (developing)
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NTV Kenya
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