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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will task with forming a new government. Following post-election talks with all party leaders, 67 lawmakers backed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, 46 recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and seven abstained. FRANCE 24 reported that Eisenkot's backing is broad, though the report did not detail which parties made the recommendations or how the coalition arithmetic stands. The recommendations give Eisenkot a commanding position in the process to replace Netanyahu. Herzog's choice will be the first formal step toward forming a government after the October elections.