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Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results

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Newest development Nov 5, 2026 · 3 reportsIsraeli president to announce choice to form government on Sunday

JERUSALEM -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week's parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.

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  1. After deadlocked elections, it’s up to Israel’s president to find a way forward

    Headline from Christian Science Monitor ·

  2. Israel's election commission says no fraud found in last week's vote

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  3. Names this update

    Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  4. Newest

    Israeli president to announce choice to form government on Sunday

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Israel election: When will government be formed, who will lead it? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    President Herzog must tap candidate to form new government by November 11, with fraught negotiations likely to follow.

  2. Christian Science Monitor

    After deadlocked elections, it’s up to Israel’s president to find a way forward (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    All eyes are on Israel’s President Isaac Herzog as he prepares to give the nod to a member of parliament to form a new government after inconclusive elections.

  3. Just the News

    Israeli president accepts certified results in blow to Netanyahu's claims Arabs stole election (opens Just the News)

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    Netanyahu’s Likud party has argued that Arab-led parties "stole" the elections in which Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority of seats in parliament.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Israel election commission rejects Netanyahu charges of fraud (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israeli electoral authorities on Wednesday rejected allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab parties, who could hold the key to removing him from power after a divisive vote.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israel's President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will be on him as he decides whom to task with forming the next coalition government. The decision is a weighty one as neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot s…

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Israel's election commission says no fraud found in last week's vote (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Israel’s central election commission says it has found no fraud in last week’s vote, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to discredit the results

  7. Al Jazeera

    Israel vote results confirmed as election commission rejects fraud claims (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Netanyahu’s allies refused to back the result, as President Herzog began talks on who should form the next government

  8. WTOP Washington DC

    Israel’s president accepts certified election results ahead of talks on forming of new government (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted on Wednesday the certified results from last week’s vote, and said he would begin consultations with party representatives regarding the formation of a new government.

  9. The Guardian

    Israel’s election commission rejects Netanyahu claims of voting fraud (opens The Guardian)

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    Move comes after attorney general blocks Shin Bet call to interrogate politicians from Palestinian-led parties Israel’s election commission on Wednesday confirmed the final results of last week’s vote that stripped Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition of its governing majority, rejecting claims …

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Israel’s president accepts certified election results in a blow to Netanyahu's claim of vote fraud (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted the certified results from last week’s election and says he will begin consultations with party representatives regarding the formation of a new government

  11. BBC News

    Israel's president to begin consultations with parties after election deadlock (opens BBC News)

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    Herzog warned politicians that "not every commitment and promise can be fulfilled" if they want to avoid another election.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week's parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Israeli President Herzog takes first steps toward building new government after accepting election results (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The move dealt a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the vote, in which he and his allies lost their majority in parliament.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on forming a government (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Move deals blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.

  15. KVIA El Paso

    Trump said he’d accept the election results. Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of his. (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — As Republican losses in the US midterm elections came into focus, President Donald Trump said he would accept the results. The same cannot be said of Benjamin Netanyahu, the man Trump endorsed in Israel.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    JERUSALEM -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday accepted the certified results of last week's parliamentary elections as legally binding and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.

  17. The Hill

    Israeli president to announce choice to form government on Sunday (opens The Hill)

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    Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce Sunday his choice to form the next Israeli government, as a majority of parliament members are lining up behind Gadi Eisenkot, the chief opponent to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  18. The Hill

    Israel president to announce choice to form government on Sunday (opens The Hill)

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    Israel President Isaac Herzog said he will announce Sunday his choice to form the next Israeli government, as a majority of parliament members are lining up behind Gadi Eisenkot, the chief opponent to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  19. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s President Herzog to name candidate to form government on Sunday (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Announcement comes after majority of Israeli lawmakers endorse Eisenkot over Netanyahu.

  20. West Hawaii Today

    Israel’s president pledges to pick candidate on Sunday to form government (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival secured nods on Thursday from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government, but Israel’s president said it was still unclear who could break the election deadlock as he pledged to nominate a candidate on Sunday.

  21. Al Jazeera

    President Herzog faces key choice as Israel struggles to form government (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Eisenkot's bloc and Arab-led parties seek to oust Netanyahu, but failure to form government could leave him in power.

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