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Eisenkot formally receives mandate to form Israel’s next government
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Mandate begins 28-day government-formation period
President Isaac Herzog formally tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming Israel’s next government on November 8, the Jerusalem Post and ANI reported. Eisenkot has 28 days to negotiate a government; Herzog may grant up to 14 additional days, making an extension conditional rather than automatic. Factions representing 67 lawmakers recommended Eisenkot during presidential consultations. Those recommendations are distinct from a coalition agreement: the Jerusalem Post reported that endorsements by Ra’am and the Joint List do not commit them to joining his government. The timestamp records the Jerusalem Post’s publication, not the ceremony’s exact time.
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