#Israel’s President #IsaacHerzog said Saturday he was giving opposition candidate #GadiEisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct 27.
Eisenkot, a former military chief who ran as the main challenger to #Netanyahu, is now a step closer to ousting Israel’s longest-serving premier.
“This is the time to establish a national emergency government. I will do anything possible to prove us worthy,” Eisenkot posted on social media.
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It's not necessarily that he's a step closer, depending on how the strategy here works out.
He might be a step farther if he won't be able to actually form a government, making his going first a way to make him look bad and less able to govern.
