Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem, November 11 (Reporter Lv Yingxu Zhang Tianlang) Israeli President Herzog announced on the 11th that he will authorize former Prime Minister and Likud leader Netanyahu to form a new government.
Israel's presidential palace said in a statement on the 11th that President Herzog has completed negotiations with all parties in the parliament and will authorize Netanyahu to form a government.
The statement said Netanyahu's camp had the support of 64 of the 120 members of parliament.
The authorization ceremony will be held on the 13th.
According to Israeli law, Netanyahu has a 28-day deadline to form a cabinet. If he cannot complete the cabinet formation by then, he can apply to the president for an extension of 14 days.
If the government cannot be formed on time, Herzog will directly hand over the right to form a cabinet to the parliament. Any member who can obtain the recommendation of at least 61 members within 21 days can obtain the right to form a cabinet, otherwise the parliament will be automatically dissolved and held again. parliamentary elections.
Israel will hold its 25th parliamentary election on November 1. A total of 40 political parties and coalitions of parties compete for 120 parliamentary seats.
According to the results of all votes released by Israel's Central Election Commission on the 3rd, former Prime Minister Netanyahu's camp won 64 seats and is expected to be authorized to form a cabinet.
The Knesset is unicameral.
The law stipulates that the party that wins more than half of the seats in the parliament can form a separate cabinet.
Due to the numerous small and medium-sized parties, there has never been a single political party forming a cabinet in Israel's history.