Eisenkot or Netanyahu? The decision passes to Herzog. Here's how he will decide

The article analyzes President Isaac Herzog's considerations in tasking the formation of the government after the elections. According to the law, the president can assign the task to any Knesset member who agreed, without requiring 61 recommenders. Discretion is free, but in recent decades, the one who received the most recommendations got the mandate first. The article notes precedents from 1984, 2009, 2019, and 2020.

The article analyzes the process of tasking the formation of the government by President Isaac Herzog after the publication of the election results. It explains that according to Basic Law: The Government, the president can assign the task to any Knesset member who agreed, without requiring 61 recommenders or being a party leader. The president's discretion is quite free, but in practice in recent decades, the one who received the highest number of recommendations got the mandate first. The article notes historical precedents: in 1984 Shimon Peres received the mandate despite having a slight advantage over Shamir, while in 1983, 2009, September 2019, and 2020 the mandate was given to the second-largest party. It also states that in 4 out of the 5 previous election cycles, the one who received the mandate first failed to form a government. The article does not bring specific data from the current election polls.