If two presidential nominees fail to form a government, 61 Knesset members may request the mandate for a chosen lawmaker, failing which parliament dissolves for new elections

From the articleArab parties hold the key as Israel struggles to form a governmentAlso in Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government, Yashar's Eisenkot to receive mandate to form new government, president announces
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