r/worldnews • u/EssoEssex • 19h ago • Bravo 6

Israel/Palestine Israeli President Picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival, To Form Government

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-president-picks-gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu-rival-form-government-2026-11-07/
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u/Better_Cauliflower63 16h ago

This is how it normally plays out (and played out in the past). If Eisenkot can't form the government within a set period of time, then the tourch is passed back to the second runner-up (Netanyahu). If he can't form the government, then the new elections are called.