🔸 Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Saturday, 16 Aban, that he would assign the task of forming the country’s new government to Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the opposition and a tough rival of Benjamin Netanyahu.

🔸 The implementation of this decision, which commentators have described as a “blow” to Netanyahu’s camp, the Israeli prime minister, will officially take place on Sunday.

🔸 Herzog said on Saturday that after discussions and consultations with all parties involved in last week’s elections, he decided to give the first chance at forming a government to Eisenkot.

🔸 If Eisenkot fails to form a government within the allotted time, then this opportunity will be given to Netanyahu to try to form a new government—an opportunity that, according to experts, Netanyahu is banking on heavily due to his rival’s lack of experience in government work.

🔸 The announcement of the final results of the Israeli parliamentary election on the evening of Thursday, 7 Aban, showed that the political stalemate in this country is still ongoing, and neither of the two main factions has been able to secure the necessary majority to form a government.