All eyes are on Herzog to form the government in Israel

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he will announce the name to form the government on Sunday.

President Herzog, in his statement after the end of the talks with all parties represented in the Israeli Parliament, said, "The results of the consultations seem clear." he said.

Herzog announced that after the consultation meetings, the number of MPs who wanted the task of forming a government to be given to Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar Party in the opposition bloc, was 67, while the number of MPs who supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud Party, remained at 46.

President Herzog said, "The authority given to me by law is to determine who has the ability to form the government. Given the mutual veto declarations between the blocs and within the blocs, this situation is not yet completely clear." he said.

Stating that he will meet one-on-one with some party leaders to clarify the situation directly and quickly, Herzog stated that he plans to give the task of forming the government to a leader this Sunday.

"I will do everything I can in these talks to encourage the parties to communicate with each other and establish a stable and good government for the Israeli people," Herzog said. he said.