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Israeli president asks opposition leader Eisenkot to form cabinet

Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog announced on the 5th that he has asked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, former military chief of staff, to form a new coalition government. There was no clear winner for the National Assembly (120 seats) in the October 27 general election, and the president continued to hold discussions with each party.

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