Unable To Form Government, Netanyahu Returns Mandate to the President
The mandate given by President Reuven Rivlin to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government following the elections to the 24th Knesset expired at midnight on Tuesday.
Moments before the expiration of the mandate, the Likud released a statement indicating that the Prime Minister had returned the mandate to the President.
The Likud said, “Due to Bennett’s refusal to commit to a right-wing government, which would certainly have led to the formation of a government with the addition of other Knesset members, Prime Minister Netanyahu has now returned the mandate to the President.”
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