Israel's president has asked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the country's next government, in a major setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sixty-seven lawmakers backed Eisenkot against forty-six for Netanyahu after the October 27 election left no side with a majority. Eisenkot now has twenty-eight days to build a coalition of sixty-one seats. If he fails, another election could follow, with Netanyahu staying on as caretaker prime minister.
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