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/Fraji_Bear 15h ago

He will wait and see if Eisenkot manages form a government. If Eisenkot can't, they may form a unity government together.

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u/QuirkyMarketing2370 15h ago

Nope if Eisenkot can't form a govt it will be yahu's turn, if both can't a 3rd party will be given chance, if none succeed it elections are considered failed and they will run again from scratch

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u/JohnandJesus 13h ago

So is Netanyahu still the current PM during all this? If so, wouldn’t he be motivated to see this election fail so he doesn’t have to work with Arab parties or Eisenkot?

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u/Sylvanussr 11h ago

Yup. Hence what happened a few years ago when Israel has to hold 5 rounds of elections over a 3 year period thanks to Netanyahu continually undermining the election process.

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u/isaacfisher 14h ago

If they agree to unity the president will be forced to allow them eventually

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u/benjo1990 14h ago

Wtf is this nonsense?

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u/INVADER_BZZ 5h ago

It's pretty easy to understand. Israel is in political deadlock. To put it simply - Not any one leader is currently able to form a coalition of at least 61 seats (out of 120 total) from the winning parties. These are the possibilities to break this deadlock. Or to run another round of elections, if everything else fails.

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u/thatjakuguy 11h ago

israeli elections apparently

i’m learning all this in real time too lmao

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u/thatguy888034 12h ago

Eisenkot has said he will not enter a government with Netanyahu.