# Herzog tasks Eisenkot, not Netanyahu, with forming Israel's government

- By: Vote Times Newsroom
- 2026-11-07T20:00:00.000Z

## Excerpt

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has decided to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government after the 27 October elections. Eisenkot received 67 recommendations to Netanyahu's 46, but his bloc has 48 seats and needs 61.

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