President Herzog to announce on Sunday who will be tasked with forming the government

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President Isaac Herzog concluded the recommendation round at the President's Residence. According to Behadrei Haredim, 67 Knesset members recommended Gadi Eisenkot and 46 recommended Benjamin Netanyahu.

Herzog announced that he will assign the mandate next Sunday and will hold individual talks with party leaders. According to Maariv, his announcement was intended to assign the mandate on Sunday.