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Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot has been bolstered by recommendations from 67 MKs to President Isaac Herzog, suggesting he should receive first opportunity to form a government coalition. This significant backing represents a major challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position.

The MK recommendations have effectively likely removed a power-sharing proposal from the table, but Eisenkot still faces considerable obstacles in achieving a 61-MK majority needed to form a government, indicating coalition negotiations remain fluid and uncertain.

The development represents a significant political development but does not guarantee Eisenkot will successfully form a government, with the path to majority still contested and unclear.

Sources: Times of Israel, Ynet, Walla