Israel's Central Election Committee presented the finalized election results to President Isaac Herzog.
According to the results, the ruling bloc consisting of Likud Party leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies remained at 53 deputies, while the opposition (change) bloc led by Yashar Party leader and former Chief of General Staff Gadi Eisenkot remained at 48 deputies.
It has been confirmed that the Joint List and Raam Parties, which represent Israeli Palestinians with historic results in the elections, will be represented in the Israeli Parliament with 19 deputies.
According to this table, the ruling or opposition wing could not reach the numbers to form a coalition government in the 120-seat Israeli Parliament.
HERZOG WILL GIVE THE AUTHORITY TO FORM A GOVERNMENT
After the results become official, Israeli President Isaac Herzog begins consultative meetings with officials of all parties eligible to enter the Parliament.
Herzog, who will start negotiations with representatives of small parties this evening, is planned to complete the consultations tomorrow. During the talks, Herzog will ask party representatives who they want to be given the task of forming the government and the coalition options they support or oppose.
According to Israeli law, within 7 days after the results of the parliamentary elections are finalized, Herzog must give the authority to form a government to a member of parliament who is eligible to enter the Parliament in the light of his consultations.
Parties in the ruling bloc announced that they would demand that authority be given to current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and parties in the opposition bloc would demand that power be given to Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot.
Although the ruling bloc has 53 seats and the change bloc has 48 seats, it is considered that if the parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens, who managed to enter the Parliament with 19 deputies, use their advisory rights in favor of Eisenkot, Herzog will give the authority to form a government to the opposition leader who has the support of a total of 67 deputies, although there is no legal obligation.
MAXIMUM PERIOD AFTER GRANTING AUTHORITY IS 12 WEEKS
After Herzog gives the authority to form the first government, Israeli members of parliament will be given 3 tries and a maximum period of 12 weeks to form a government. If the government cannot be formed within this period, procedures for early elections will begin.
According to the Israel Democracy Institute, within 7 days after the official results are announced, Herzog must authorize a member of parliament to form a government, giving that member a period of 28 days to form the government; The President can extend this period for not more than 14 days.
Legal requirements are limited to the person appointed to form a government being a member of the Israeli Parliament and accepting the authority.
If the candidate who is first authorized cannot form a government within this period and notifies the President of this, Herzog must give the authority to another member of parliament within 3 days. Meanwhile, Herzog also has the right to hold additional consultations with party representatives if he wishes.
The second member of parliament assigned by Herzog to form a government is given 28 days and it is not possible to extend this period.
If the second attempt fails, the maximum 21-day period begins in which they can recommend a name to form a government with the signatures of at least 61 members of the Israeli Parliament.
The President is obliged to respond to any request signed by 61 members of parliament within two days, this time giving the task of forming a government to a third party and giving 14 days.
If there is no demand from the MPs, the process of dissolving the Israeli Parliament and renewing the elections begins. On the other hand, during this period, which is expected to be the scene of intense coalition negotiations, the Israeli Parliament has the right to dissolve itself and postpone the elections even earlier.
THE COALITION PUZZLE
Although the parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens have declared that they are ready to support Eisenkot to overthrow the Netanyahu government, opposition leaders, including Eisenkot himself and Our Home Israel Party leader Avigdor Liberman, take a strict stance on forming a government without including "Zionist", that is, Arab parties.
While the opposition is raising voices against the possibility of a minority government with external support from the Arabs, according to the Israeli press, parties and leaders continue to meet with each other to form a coalition.
HERZOG RECOMMENDS AVOIDING THE POSSIBILITY OF EARLY ELECTIONS
While Israeli President Herzog said in his statements after the elections that he would do everything in his power to prevent re-elections, the Israeli press interpreted these statements as encouragement for a "unity government" with parties from both the ruling and opposition wings.
The Israel Democracy Institute pointed out that the President could work to reach an agreement between the parties by proposing solutions.
