Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot on Friday reaffirmed his intention to form Israel’s next government following elections at the end of last month.
“We have a duty to quickly establish stable and responsible leadership to prevent another round of elections and the outgoing Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu from clinging to his position,” he posted on X.
Eisenkot said that he and his political partners had spent the past few days advancing a plan to establish a national emergency government.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he would formally assign the task of forming a government on Sunday.
It is considered likely that he will give the mandate to the 66-year-old opposition politician Eisenkot.
Following two days of consultations between Herzog and the parties represented in the new parliament, the recommendations indicated that a majority of 67 out of 120 lawmakers supported Eisenkot.
“The consultations at the president’s residence have painted a clear picture that leaves no room for doubt: an absolute majority of Knesset members support a change of government and my serving as prime minister,” Eisenkot wrote.
In the parliamentary election at the end of October, Netanyahu’s right-wing conservative Likud party emerged as the largest party in the Knesset, winning 27 of the 120 seats.
It was followed by Eisenkot’s centrist Yashar party, which secured 21 seats.
