Who will get the mandate to form a government: an equation with two unknowns

President Isaac Herzog will begin consultations with Knesset factions on November 4 to determine the candidate for forming a government. Neither bloc has a majority of 61 votes: Netanyahu's camp has 53 mandates, the change bloc has 48, and the Arab lists have 19. Gadi Eisenkot is expected to receive 60 recommendations, while Netanyahu is expected to receive 46–53.

President Isaac Herzog plans to begin consultations on November 4 with representatives of the newly elected Knesset factions to determine who will receive the mandate to form a government. According to the election results, Netanyahu's camp received 53 mandates, the change bloc received 48, and the Arab lists received 19. Neither bloc has a majority of 61 votes. Gadi Eisenkot is expected to receive 60 recommendations, even if Yisrael Beiteinu does not support him. Netanyahu is expected to have 46 recommendations, and with the support of Yahadut HaTorah, 53. The article details the positions of each party: Likud (27 mandates) recommends Netanyahu; Yashar (21 mandates) recommends Eisenkot; BeYahad (12 mandates) remains with the change bloc; the Joint Arab List (11 mandates) and Ra'am (8 mandates) lean toward Eisenkot; the Democrats (8 mandates) will support Eisenkot; Yisrael Beiteinu (7 mandates) has not yet decided; Otzma Yehudit (7 mandates) recommends Netanyahu; Shas (6 mandates) and Religious Zionism-Zeut support Netanyahu; Yahadut HaTorah (7 mandates) is a question mark. If the first candidate cannot form a government, the president may task another MK, and in the worst case, Israel will go to elections again.