Netanyahu's bloc secured 53 seats while Eisenkot's alliance took 48, leaving two Arab-led factions holding a decisive 19 seats. Although Jewish parties previously ruled out governing with Arab-led parties, Herzog emphasized that factions must soften their rigid stances to build a working administration. Electoral officials certified the vote count despite claims of irregularities from Netanyahu's allies. Meanwhile, the Shin Bet security service is looking into separate allegations of foreign meddling linked to overseas turnout funding.
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The nominated lawmaker will receive an initial 28-day window with a potential 14-day exte…: The nominated lawmaker will receive an initial 28-day window with a potential 14-day extension to build a coalition.
Electoral officials formally certified the results after finding no evidence of voter irr…: Electoral officials formally certified the results after finding no evidence of voter irregularities to delay the process.
The Shin Bet is reviewing claims of foreign interference concerning allegations that Qata…: The Shin Bet is reviewing claims of foreign interference concerning allegations that Qatar funded voter turnout efforts.
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Israel's President Isaac Herzog is to begin consultations with political parties on whom to task with forming a new coalition government, after he received the official results of a general election last week he said had no clear winner.
Herzog told party leaders that "not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled" if they want to avoid a new election.
Neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rival Gadi Eisenkot secured a majority in parliament.
Earlier, electoral officials said there was no evidence of irregularities and that unsubstantiated claims by Netanyahu's camp of Arab-led parties "stealing" the election did not justify delaying the results' certification.
The Shin Bet security service is investigating allegations of foreign interference in the election, but the head of the Central Elections Committee stressed that they would not fundamentally change the outcome.
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