Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results
Summary
Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of the Oct. 27 parliamentary election and began consultations with party leaders on forming a government. No bloc won a majority, and the election commission said it found no evidence that irregularities compromised the vote or changed its result.Key Facts
- Netanyahu and his allies lost their parliamentary majority in the election.
- Herzog began meeting party representatives to decide whom to task with forming a government.
- Three factions aligned with Netanyahu recommended him for the task; one faction recommended opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot.
- Eight more parties, including two Arab-led factions, were scheduled to meet Herzog on Thursday.
- The election commission said its investigation found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the election or affected its results.
- A Shin Bet investigation into alleged foreign interference remained ongoing.
- A Shin Bet assessment cited possible foreign funding but provided no evidence, according to the report.
- Election committee head Noam Sohlberg said suspicions of interference had not been shown to affect the results.
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