Israel president urges compromise after divisive election
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.
Herzog began consultations with party leaders on Wednesday night to determine whom to designate to form a government — a process that could bring Netanyahu’s opponents to power.
Move deals blow to Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week’s parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.
Herzog began consultations with party leaders on Wednesday night to determine whom to designate to form a government — a process that could bring Netanyahu’s opponents to power.
Move deals blow to Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.