Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel govt amid ongoing talks

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-05 11:25 UTC

Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government as a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him.

Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government as a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him.

President Isaac Herzog was holding a second day of consultations with political parties after the 27 October election, in which neither Mr Netanyahu - a polarising right-winger who has led Israel through three years of war - nor Mr Eisenkot - a former military chief promising to restore national unity - secured enough votes for a majority.

Mr Herzog will choose by himself whom to ask to form a new government but traditionally the mandate is given to the person recommended by more parties, which would be Mr Eisenkot.

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