In a setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his main rival will be tasked with forming the next Israeli government, placing him one step closer to ousting Israel’s longest-serving leader, even as the path remains complicated.
Gadi Eisenkot, a retired military chief who led the centrist Yashar party in the October 27 election, will have up to six weeks to try and assemble a coalition to replace Netanyahu. But his path to power is fraught with political obstacles and divisions within the opposition itself.
CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports from Jerusalem and CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz gets analysis from International Crisis Group’s Mairav Zonszein. Also, CNN’s Brian Abel speaks with Haaretz reporter Joshua Leifer about what’s next for Benjamin Netanyahu.
0:00 Gadi Eisenkot tapped by Israeli president to form the country’s next government
1:40 CNN’s Oren Liebermann on Eisenkot’s path to forming a coalition government
4:35 Will Arab parties play a role in Eisenkot’s coalition?
9:25 What’s next for Netanyahu?
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