Benjamin Netanyahu has conceded defeat in his efforts to form a majority government after Israel's fourth inconclusive election in two years but analysts say it still to early to write off the veteran prime minister AFP/DEBBIE HILLJERUSALEM: The Israeli president met with party leaders on Wednesday to determine if any lawmaker can form a government to end an unprecedented gridlock after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed.
Rivlin, whose largely ceremonial role has taken on outsized prominence amid the seemingly endless cycle of elections, has voiced doubt any lawmaker could form a government. New Hope, led by another former Netanyahu ally, Gideon Saar, abstained during Rivlin's last round of consultations but their shift to Lapid on Wednesday could be a sign of momentum.
Multiple reports Wednesday indicated his party might try to ensure that Bennett, not Lapid, gets the president's mandate, hopefully sowing discord in the centre-left bloc.
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