Herzog to begin consultations Wednesday on who should be next PM

President Isaac Herzog announces special considerations for clemency in the lead up to Israel 75th year of independence, Jerusalem, Israel, October 2, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
President Isaac Herzog announces special considerations for clemency in the lead up to Israel 75th year of independence, Jerusalem, Israel, October 2, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

President Isaac Herzog will begin meeting with party leaders on Wednesday for consultations on which Knesset member should form the next government, his office announces.

After the talks, Herzog will meet with the lawmakers who had received recommendations from the party leaders.

“The consultation process, stipulated by law, will be broadcast live from the President’s Residence, after which President Isaac Herzog will announce the candidate to whom he will assign the task of forming a government,” Eyal Shviki, director-general of the President’s Residence, says in a statement.

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be tapped to build a new government, after the religious-right bloc of factions loyal to him secured a majority in last week’s election, winning 64 of the 120 Knesset seats.

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