The acting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, late yesterday afternoon, submitted a letter to State President Yitzhak Herzog requesting that the mandate to form a government be extended by 14 days.[/B]
In the letter, Netanyahu states, among other things, in the letter, that progress has been made in the post-election negotiations with the parties that have agreed to participate in the new government formation, but that the time extension of the mandate to form a government is deemed necessary to resolve more specific pending issues.
Under the current legislation, it is up to the President of the State to decide on the extension of the mandate to form a government, which may not exceed 14 days.
President Herzog's decision on Netanyahu's request is expected to be announced in the next twenty-four hours.
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