✡️ Israeli president will announce next PM Sunday — Eisenkot secures 67 MKs
President Isaac Herzog will announce his choice to form the next government on Sunday. After marathon consultations, Gadi Eisenkot has secured the backing of 67 Knesset members — surpassing the 61-seat majority needed to oust Netanyahu. Netanyahu, meanwhile, only has 46.
🔴 Eisenkot's bloc grew from 48 to 67 thanks to the critical support of Arab parties (Ra'am and the Joint List, 19 seats combined).
🔴 The catch: Eisenkot demands coalition partners condemn Hamas as a terrorist group. Ra'am's Mansour Abbas refused to do so, citing safety concerns.
🔴 Avigdor Liberman (7 seats) backs Eisenkot for PM but refuses to sit in a government with Arab parties.
🔴 The alternative path? Eisenkot + Liberman + the ultra-Orthodox parties (UTJ and Shas) equals exactly 61 seats.
Netanyahu is calling for a "broad national government led by Likud" and inviting "all Zionist parties" to join him. But after weeks of warning that Arab voters were "stealing" the election, the math is finally catching up to him.
President Isaac Herzog will announce his choice to form the next government on Sunday. After marathon consultations, Gadi Eisenkot has secured the backing of 67 Knesset members — surpassing the 61-seat majority needed to oust Netanyahu. Netanyahu, meanwhile, only has 46.
🔴 Eisenkot's bloc grew from 48 to 67 thanks to the critical support of Arab parties (Ra'am and the Joint List, 19 seats combined).
🔴 The catch: Eisenkot demands coalition partners condemn Hamas as a terrorist group. Ra'am's Mansour Abbas refused to do so, citing safety concerns.
🔴 Avigdor Liberman (7 seats) backs Eisenkot for PM but refuses to sit in a government with Arab parties.
🔴 The alternative path? Eisenkot + Liberman + the ultra-Orthodox parties (UTJ and Shas) equals exactly 61 seats.
Netanyahu is calling for a "broad national government led by Likud" and inviting "all Zionist parties" to join him. But after weeks of warning that Arab voters were "stealing" the election, the math is finally catching up to him.
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