Israel president to announce Sunday who will form new government

After two days of negotiations, the Israeli president said he will announce the next prime minister. I intend to task the mandate of forming the government this coming Sunday. Sean Harkoff. And centrist Gadi Eisenkot seems to be the frontrunner, as 67 Knesset seats are expected to back him, six more than the 61 needed to form a government in the body of 120. For far-right incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, things took a turn early when United Torah Judaism Party declined to back any candidate, citing frustrations that their Likud party ally had not enshrined a military service exemption for yeshiva students into law. His count now stands at 46. Meanwhile, Eisenkot's Yeshar party received backing from two Arab majority parties, which won an unprecedented 19 seats in the 27 October elections, making making their support pivotal This is the right way to save the state of Israel and Israeli society, and to save both Arab and Jewish citizens together. President Herzog has remained vague, however, saying that though the results appear clear, he is the one who chooses who is able to form a government. Meanwhile, Netanyahu has repeated calls for a national unity government, combining all Zionist parties.