Benjamin Netanyahu's dream of returning to the chair of the Prime Minister of Israel is virtually over. President Isaac Herzog has already given his main rival Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to form a government with proof of majority. In this situation, Netanyahu is reluctant to leave the circle of power. So this time he gave a message to join hands with Eisenkot to form the government.
Recently, the leader of 'Yasher Party' Eisenkot said, he will welcome outgoing Prime Minister Netanyahu's 'Likud Party' in the government formed under his leadership. A day later, on Monday, Netanyahu signaled that he would seal the deal. He said that he is ready to discuss with various political parties to explore the possibility of forming a larger government. Not only that, he also called for unity for the sake of the country. Netanyahu said, “I am ready to hold talks with all parties to explore the possibility of forming a unity government. This is absolutely necessary now. Although neither Eysenkot nor any leader of his party has confirmed the formal agreement. But according to analysts, if Netanyahu-Eysenkot really shake hands, then the power equation in Israel is going to change.
61 of the 120 seats in Israel's legislature, the Knesset, are required for a majority. Netanyahu's coalition got 53 seats there. The coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats. Meanwhile, Arab parties got 19 seats. As a result, they have emerged as 'kingmakers' in this election. Arab parties have said they will support Eisenkot to oust Netanyahu. Simple calculations say that Eisenkot can prove the majority with the Arab parties in the next four weeks.
But there is a complicated battle of politics in Israel. Even though Arab groups exist in that country, they are 'uncovered' in diplomatic circles. Neither Netanyahu nor Einzenkot is interested in enlisting the support of 'disaffected' Arabs. However, they said they would support and that's why the President of Israel offered Eisenkot to form a government. In this situation, Eisenkot is also discussing with Netanyahu's coalition partners. If that is the case, he can build a government by ignoring the Arabs and destroying Netanyahu's partners. In this situation, the outgoing Prime Minister of Israel indicated the formation of a coalition government.