Netanyahu rival Eisenkot to be tasked with forming new government following Israeli elections

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Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel's centrist Yashar party, is to be tasked with forming a new government after legislative elections last month produced no clear winner. "President Isaac Herzog has decided to task Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the ‘Yashar’ party, with forming a government," a statement from the president's office released on Saturday evening said. The decision came after Herzog held talks with political figures over the last few days, including Eisenkot and main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following the consultations, factions totalling 67 members of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) backed Eisenkot, while 46 supported Netanyahu, the statement said.