Posted on 11/11/22
Friday, 11 November 2022 / 17 Cheshvan 5783 - President Isaac Herzog completed consultations today with all parliamentary groups elected to the Twenty-Fifth Knesset.
In sum, 64 members of Knesset recommended to the President that he assign the task of forming a government to Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu MK. Twenty-eight MKs recommended Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid MK, and four factions, representing 28 members of Knesset, decided to abstain from making any recommendation.
Following the consultations, Office of the President Director-General Eyal Shviki phoned Benjamin Netanyahu MK's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, and requested to invite Benjamin Netanyahu MK to receive from the President the role of forming a government on Sunday (13 November 2022).
By law, once the President assigns the task of government formation on a member of Knesset, the latter has according to Basic Law: The Government, 28 days to form a new government. If an extension is required, the President has the legal authority to grant an extension of up to fourteen additional days.
Summary of consultations at the President's Residence over the past three days, following elections to the Twenty-Fifth Knesset:
Factions recommending Benjamin Netanyahu MK:
1. Likud
2. Shas
3. United Torah Judaism
4. Religious Zionism
5. Jewish Power
6. Noam
Factions recommending Yair Lapid MK:
1. Yesh Atid
2. Labor
Factions that refrained from making any recommendation:
1. National Unity
2. Yisrael Beitenu
3. United Arab List (Ra'am)
4. Hadash-Ta'al