Israeli president instructs Netanyahu to form new government

Israeli Prime Minister Reuven Rivlin on Monday ordered Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form the new Israeli government after a failed unity government investigation with the leader of the Kaḥol Lavan party, Benny Gantz.

25 September, 2019 14:54

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Israeli media said that "negotiations between Netanyahu and Gantz to form a" government of national unity "failed, and Rivlin instructs Netanyahu to form a new government within 28 days."

It added: "It was held at 6 pm Wednesday, a meeting at the home of President Rivlin in the presence of both Netanyahu, leader of the Likud Party, and Benny Gantz, leader of a blue-white party."

According to Israeli media, if Netanyahu fails to form a new government within his mandate, Israel will head for a third Knesset election soon.

The Likud party, headed by Netanyahu, has received 56 recommendations from the 61 members of the Israeli Knesset to authorize him to form a government, while Gantz received 54, and the two parties entered into negotiations to form a unified government, headed by Netanyahu and Gantz alternately, but this was met with failure, and the announcement of the Israeli president assigning Netanyahu to form a government.

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