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Coalition talks under way · Herzog's talks ended on 5 November: 67 MKs recommended Eisenkot, 46 Netanyahu. On 8 November Herzog handed Eisenkot the mandate; he has until 6 December, and 14 more days if asked.
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Who will govern with whom: what each leader has said
- Likud
- Yashar
- Eisenkot has said he will not serve under Netanyahu, not even in a rotation agreement. Source, 21 October 2026
- Eisenkot will form only a Zionist government: partners must recognise Israel as a Jewish state and call Hamas a terrorist group. Source, 28 October 2026
- Eisenkot on Ra'am and the Joint List: "I do not see an Arab party that accepts my principles." Source, 24 September 2026
- Together
- Joint List
- The Joint List asks for no ministries and would consider backing a government against Netanyahu from outside. Source, 28 October 2026
- The Democrats
- The Democrats have ruled out joining a government with Netanyahu and Likud. Source, 1 October 2026
- After the vote Golan urged a government of change "in partnership with Israel's Arab citizens". Source, 28 October 2026
- Golan on Ben-Gvir's and Smotrich's parties: "With them I will not sit." Source, 8 November 2025
- Golan on the ultra-Orthodox parties: "I do not disqualify the haredim, absolutely not." Source, 27 May 2026
- Ra'am
- Yisrael Beytenu
- Liberman has said he will not sit with Netanyahu or with the Joint List's Ahmad Tibi. Source, 29 October 2026
- Liberman said he is ready to compromise with the Haredi parties on the draft law: "Being willing to compromise does not mean giving up values and principles." Any draft law must survive the High Court. Source, 8 November 2026
- Liberman has said the government must not rely on Arab parties, either directly or indirectly. Source, 29 October 2026
- Liberman rejects Eisenkot's plan for a minority government: "Supporting a minority government means handing Netanyahu the premiership as a gift." Source, 8 November 2026
- On 9 November Liberman and Eisenkot agreed the bloc reaches out to the ultra-Orthodox parties to join the coalition. Source, 9 November 2026
- Otzma Yehudit
- Ben-Gvir: "I don't want Eisenkot to be prime minister." Source, 23 October 2026
- United Torah Judaism
- Shas
- Religious Zionism
- Smotrich would not rule out a government with Eisenkot: "We don't boycott anyone." He added: "I go with my natural partners." Source, 22 October 2026
What happens next
- 28 October 2026Herzog asks the parties to avoid another election and come to talks with an open mind. Source
- 28 October 2026Netanyahu opens talks with his allies, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir first. Source
- 4 November 2026Official results presented to Herzog. RZP and Shas recommend Netanyahu; Yisrael Beytenu recommends Eisenkot. Source
- 5 November 2026Herzog's talks with the parties end: 67 MKs recommend Eisenkot (Yashar, Together, The Democrats, Yisrael Beytenu, Ra'am, Joint List), 46 Netanyahu. UTJ recommends no one. Source
- 8 November 2026Herzog picks Eisenkot to try first (told him on 7 November) and hands him the mandate at a ceremony on 8 November. Eisenkot calls for a national emergency government and opens talks. Source
- 9 November 2026Eisenkot and Liberman meet and agree the next Knesset speaker should come from Yashar, and that the bloc reaches out to Shas and UTJ. Liberman still rejects relying on the Arab parties. Source
- 10 November 2026The new Knesset is sworn in. Speaker Ohana says he will schedule the vote on replacing him after it convenes. Source
- 18 November 2026Last day to challenge the results. Source
- 6 December 2026Eisenkot's 28 days to form a government end (from 8 November). Herzog may add up to 14 more. Source
- ThenAfter the results, Herzog meets every party and picks the leader most likely to form a government. That leader has 28 days, and 14 more if asked. If two leaders fail, the Knesset gets 21 days; then a new election. Source
Seats: The Jerusalem Post, Israel's 26th Knesset sworn in as Eisenkot's bloc moves to assert control (10 November 2026), checked 11 November 2026, 13:52 UTC. “Outside” means a party votes to keep the government alive without joining it. A red line shows only when the party said it, with the source.
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