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Israeli President Gives Eisenkot Mandate to Form Government
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Israel's president tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government after a deadlocked election left neither him nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear path to power, The Guardian reported. Eisenkot, Netanyahu's strongest political rival, received the mandate as Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to react to the development.
The move comes after an election that produced no decisive winner, forcing the president to choose between competing candidates to attempt coalition negotiations and government formation.
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