Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Rivlin tasks Netanyahu with forming government
President Reuven Rivlin announces Benjamin Netanyahu is his choice to take the first crack at forming a government.
He speaks of his trouble in choosing a candidate, and says the president can’t be a replacement for a court and make a decision a judge will not, referring to Netanyahu’s legal woes.
“According to the court and the law, a prime minister under indictment can continue to serve,” he notes.
“This was not an easy decision,” he says.
Netanyahu will now have 28 days to try to muster a coalition that can win majority support in the Knesset.
