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Israel's president must pick a candidate to form a new government by November 11

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Israel’s president says parties need to engage with ‘open heart’ to avoid fresh election
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has until November 11 to nominate a candidate to form a new government after an election that failed to produce a majority. No faction has an obvious path to power, and negotiations are likely to be fraught. Herzog has urged the parties to engage with an 'open heart' and says 'creative solutions' are needed to avoid a fresh election. He has called for calm as mediations between the parties are set to begin.

This continues an earlier story: Partial results in Israeli election suggest no simple path to government for Netanyahu or his rivals

Later: Israel's President Isaac Herzog tasked with persuading party leaders to form a government

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  1. Al Jazeera

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    Al Jazeera reports that President Herzog must tap a candidate to form a new government by November 11, with fraught negotiations likely to follow.

  2. NBC News

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    NBC News reports that Israel's president says parties need to engage with an 'open heart' to avoid a fresh election, stressing that 'creative solutions' are needed after no faction emerged with an obvious path to power.

  3. ABC

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    ABC reports that Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called for calm as mediations between the parties are set to begin in an attempt to cobble together a new government after an election result that failed to provide a majority government.

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