Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on forming a government

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called again Monday for a unity government that would keep him in power, a day after opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot was given a mandate to form a coalition.
"A unity government is, simply, a necessity," Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media that ignored President Isaac Herzog Sunday formally giving Eisenkot the first chance at a government.
Eisenkot's opposition bloc received 48 out of 61 seats needed for a majority in Israe

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Netanyahu seeks unity government despite denial