Netanyahu requests extension on forming Israeli government
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:28 | 08 December 2022
- Modified Date: 11:32 | 08 December 2022
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu requested a 14-day extension on Thursday to a deadline for forming a government, citing hold-ups in agreeing on roles for coalition partners, his Likud party said.
The request was made in a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who gave Netanyahu a 28-day period to form a government after Likud and likely religious-nationalist partners came ahead in a Nov 1 election. The current deadline is on Sunday.