How Israel's new parliament can make Netanyahu's life difficult

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Israel's new parliament may make life harder for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because its composition is less favorable to him and no bloc has a clear majority. Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has received President Isaac Herzog's mandate to try to form a government, but faces a complicated task.

Benjamin Netanyahu remains Israel's prime minister when the new parliament takes office Tuesday but its new, less friendly composition could make his life much more difficult. Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief seeking to move Israel to the centre, was given the mandate Sunday by President Isaac Herzog to form a new government, a complicated task as neither he nor Netanyahu command a majority.