By Africanews with AP
Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged lawmakers on the first day of the new Knesset to work together to form a new government after last month’s elections gave neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his political opponents a majority in the parliament.
The swearing-in ceremony for new members of Knesset, Israel’s parliament, takes place by law two weeks after the election, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers remain in place in a caretaker position.
Opposition leader and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has the first opportunity to put together a governing coalition, which could oust Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.
Eisenkot has up to six weeks to establish a coalition government or Herzog will pass the task to another candidate, likely Netanyahu.
Netanyahu remains Israel’s prime minister until a new governing coalition is formed.
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