Herzog to name government-forming candidate on Sunday after inconclusive election
Eisenkot leads with 67 endorsements but has ruled out the Arab-led parties behind his numbers; Netanyahu’s endorsements fell seven short of his bloc’s seats after a key ally withheld endorsements
Israel's President Isaac Herzog will on Sunday name who gets the first attempt at forming a government, after an inconclusive election left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, both short of a parliamentary majority.