Petition filed at High Court against tasking Netanyahu with forming government

A petition is filed with the High Court of Justice against tasking Prime Minister Netanyahu with forming a new government due to his indictment on corruption charges, Channel 13 news reports.

The petition is filed minutes after President Reuven Rivlin announced he would not extend Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz’s mandate to form a government, though he also suggested he would not task Netanyahu with doing so either.

The High Court dismissed a similar petition in January, saying it was “premature” to rule on the matter as the March 2 elections hadn’t yet been held and it was unclear who would be tasked with assembling the next government.

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