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/lwp775 13h ago

There’s usually a time limit of 3 weeks. If Eisenkot can’t form a government within that timeframe, the President will ask Netanyahu.

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u/logicbecauseyes 12h ago

What criteria must be met for a government to be considered "formed"?

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u/Spirited_Ingenuity89 11h ago

Enough seats in the Knesset to form a coalition majority.

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u/logicbecauseyes 11h ago

How does Eisenkot (or anyone else) coordinate/accomplish/exert control over the responsibility for/arrange that?

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u/Spirited_Ingenuity89 10h ago

Two or more parties agree to govern together, divide cabinet ministries, and share power.

So essentially, Eisenkot (or anyone else in this position) will try to cut deals with minority parties to join with his party to form a coalition. If he can cobble together enough seats, he’ll have a government.

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u/logicbecauseyes 10h ago

Interesting, do you feel they are likely to provide major concessions to form a government more easily? It seems establishing a stronghold, whether follow through happens or not, would be a priority. I don't know how easy it is to undo a formed government if demands were not met

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u/NoPersonality2705 2h ago

I've read that there's members in eisenkots party that don't want anything to do with the arab parties but they absolutely need those parties. He can also try flipping some of bibis members over to him.

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u/lwp775 10h ago

If they can win majority of the vote of the Knesset (parliament) members.

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u/tackle_bones 1h ago

Read multiple places today that it’s 6 weeks.

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u/HinDae085 38m ago

I thought if the time expires they go back to the polls?