Israel's president to begin consultations with parties after election deadlock
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is initiating consultations with political parties to form a new government following an election that resulted in no clear majority. Despite claims of irregularities from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, officials have confirmed the results are valid.
Why it matters
The political deadlock in Israel reflects deep societal divisions and creates uncertainty regarding the country's future leadership and policy direction.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, President Isaac Herzog received the official results from the Central Election Committee on Wednesday morning
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is to begin consultations with political parties on whom to task with forming a new coalition government, after he received the official results of a general election last week he said had no clear winner.
Herzog told party leaders that "not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled" if they want to avoid a new election.
Neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rival Gadi Eisenkot secured a majority in parliament.
Earlier, electoral officials said there was no evidence of irregularities and that unsubstantiated claims by Netanyahu's camp of Arab-led parties "stealing" the election did not justify delaying the results' certification.
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