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Eisenkot seeks emergency government as new Knesset begins work

DW's Jerusalem correspondent outlines the coalition deadline and proposed legislation on an October 7 inquiry, term limits and judicial changes.

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How Gadi Eisenkot could become Israel’s Prime Minister with fewer seats | DW News

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0:00Israel's new parliament is sworn in, with Eisenkot given the first opportunity to form a government.
0:43Eisenkot pledges to form a national emergency government and serve all Israeli citizens.
1:37Krämer explains the majority threshold and Eisenkot's deadline, including a possible extension.
3:10Krämer assesses Netanyahu's limited options as he seeks a route to remaining in power.
4:35Proposed legislation includes an October 7 inquiry, prime-ministerial term limits and reversals of judicial overhaul laws.

Israel's new parliament has been sworn in, but the government it will support is still unresolved. According to DW News, Gadi Eisenkot has the first opportunity to assemble a coalition despite his bloc winning fewer seats than Benjamin Netanyahu's.

Eisenkot, a former Israeli military chief, uses his speech to promise a national emergency government. DW correspondent Tania Krämer supplies the qualification: he does not yet have the parliamentary support to form it.

The threshold is 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset. Krämer says Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible two-week extension, to put a coalition together. The report identifies the gains by Arab-led parties as potentially decisive to his prospects. Netanyahu remains caretaker prime minister and, according to DW, is pushing for a national unity government.

Beyond the coalition arithmetic, the newly convened parliament is beginning to reveal the legislative agenda. Krämer describes proposals already submitted, including a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks, limits on prime ministers' terms and reversals of judicial overhaul laws. She specifically notes that Eisenkot's Yashar party has submitted a bill to the committees.

Those proposals give the report a focus beyond who might become prime minister: what lawmakers want the new parliament to do before a governing majority has been secured. DW's report drew about 71,000 views since yesterday.

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