Israeli president accepts election results, begins talks on new government
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The president of Israel has accepted the results of the recent election. He has started discussions to form a new government. This action hinders efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discredit the vote. Netanyahu and his allies lost their majority in parliament during the election.
The move dealt a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the vote, in which he and his allies lost their majority in parliament.