President Herzog’s announcement on who’s getting the mandate to form a new government will be announced tomorrow (Sunday, November 8), and the new elected Knesset is due to be sworn in on next Tuesday (November 10) Four scenarios stand out.
An Eisenkot-led government. The Zionist “Change Bloc” parties have stated they will recommend Gadi Eisenkot. With the 19 seats on the Joint List and Ra’am Islamic party, he has 67 recommendations and would almost certainly receive the first mandate: 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension.
