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Eisenkot seeks wide coalition after deadlocked Israeli election
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Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot said Sunday he will work to form a broad government as quickly as possible following a deadlocked election, Al-Monitor reported. The election failed to dislodge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power, leaving Eisenkot's path to leadership uncertain.
Eisenkot, a Netanyahu rival, has positioned himself as an alternative to the incumbent prime minister. The deadlock between competing political blocs has complicated efforts to form a governing coalition with a clear parliamentary majority.
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