Israel’s Gantz May Need Extension on Mandate to Form Government
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Israeli lawmaker Benny Gantz, who was granted a mandate to form Israel’s next government, told President Reuven Rivlin that he may need extra time to build a coalition, Gantz’s Blue and White party said in written comments.
Gantz, who is in talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and aligned parties on forming a government, updated Rivlin on his efforts to do so and may need to request that the president extend the April 13 expiration date for the mandate, the party said via a WhatsApp message.