Gantz said set to request extension on mandate to form new government

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is to request a two-week extension from President Reuven Rivlin on his mandate to form a government, Channel 12 reports.

The current mandate expires overnight between Sunday and Monday.

The report says a resumption of coalition talks between Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is imminent.

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, March 7, 2020 after receiving the mandate to form a government. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

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