Politics & Diplomacy
Israel's president begins government formation talks after inconclusive election
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Israel's president opened deliberations Wednesday on whom to task with forming a government following an election that left neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot with a parliamentary majority, Al-Monitor reported. The outcome highlighted deep divisions within the country after a contentious campaign.
The president's consultations mark the formal start of coalition negotiations that will determine which candidate receives the mandate to assemble a governing majority. Neither leading contender secured enough seats to govern independently, forcing backroom negotiations with smaller parties whose support will prove decisive in the coming weeks.
