Likud recommends Netanyahu as Rivlin begins consultations, urges unity government

President Reuven Rivlin begins his round of consultations with party representatives who will say whom they recommend for prime minister before Rivlin tasks one Knesset member with forming a coalition.

First is the biggest party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, which is represented by ministers Yariv Levin and Israel Katz. They say they recommend Netanyahu and present offers for a unity government with the rival Blue and White party as well as an emergency government to combat the coronavirus.

Rivlin repeatedly expresses support for a unity government, saying that it is the will of the voters, and warns against the possibility of fourth consecutive elections if the deadlock isn’t broken.

The consultations will be broadcast live online throughout the day.