ইসরায়েল' সংসদ সরকার

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Gadi Eisenkot has vowed to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, but still has to get enough parties on board

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Gadi Eisenkot has vowed to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, but still has to get enough parties on board। ইসরায়েল's new সংসদ will be sworn in on Tuesday, as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot seeks to oust caretaker প্রধানমন্ত্রী Benjamin Netanyahu.। The former army chief was tasked with forming a সরকার by the রাষ্ট্রপতি, after he received the backing of 67 members of the 120-seat Knesset, compared to 46 for Netanyahu.।

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But Eisenkot faces an uphill struggle. His bloc of four parties won 48 seats in last month's নির্বাচন, while Netanyahu's bloc won 53, leaving both short of a majority. He has 28 days to build a coalition, with a possible two-week extension.। Almost half of the MKs being sworn in did not serve in the previous সংসদ, while Arab-led parties have a record number of seats.। The outcome of the নির্বাচন, which was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, means there is a period of uncertainty over who will form the next সরকার. Netanyahu will remain caretaker প্রধানমন্ত্রী until then - a process which could take from days to months.।

One of the most dramatic results was the performance of ইসরায়েল's two Arab-led alliances - the United Arab List and the Joint List - which won an unprecedented 19 seats between them following a surge in turnout among Arab voters.। The Arab parties could therefore hold the balance of power, although Netanyahu has ruled out governing with them and three of the parties in Eisenkot's bloc have opposed including them in a coalition.। On Sunday, রাষ্ট্রপতি Isaac Herzog tasked Eisenkot with trying to form a সরকার.।

Speaking at the রাষ্ট্রপতি's residence, the centrist Yashar party leader called for the formation of a "national emergency সরকার" - an implicit appeal to parties to put ideological differences aside to remove Netanyahu from office.। This, he said, would "require creative and unconventional political steps".। Eisenkot said any party or MK prepared to accept four principles could join his proposed সরকার. Those are recognition of ইসরায়েল as a Jewish and democratic state; accepting the values of the Declaration of Independence; backing mandatory military, national or civilian service for all, including communities currently exempt; and recognising Hamas as a terrorist organisation and committing to dismantling its military and governing capabilities.।

The four requirements, however, could present significant obstacles to Eisenkot's potential partners.। The conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, who are exempt from military service if they are in full-time religious study, was a major নির্বাচন issue.। The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Shas parties, which won 13 seats in total, have fiercely objected to attempts to change the status quo - something that all parties in Eisenkot's bloc campaigned to do.।

Eisenkot's four principles are also contentious for the Arab parties. Both emphasise equal national and civic rights for ইসরায়েল's Arab citizens, who form about 20% of the population; the vast majority of Israeli Arabs are not required to serve in the military; and neither has publicly recognised Hamas as a terrorist organisation.। The Arab parties could, though, help Eisenkot form a minority সরকার. The United Arab List, which won eight seats, has said it is willing to be part of an Eisenkot-led coalition, while the Joint List, which won 11 seats, has offered parliamentary support from the outside.। If Eisenkot accepted such an arrangement, he would still have to persuade other parties in his bloc to agree. Avigdor Lieberman, whose Yisrael Beiteinu party won seven seats, has so far refused to join a minority সরকার dependent on Arab MKs.।

In return for their support, the ultra-Orthodox parties would be likely to demand major concessions on military conscription, which might be unacceptable to most of the parties in Eisenkot's bloc.। Netanyahu - ইসরায়েল's longest-serving leader - reiterated in a video on Monday his call for the formation of a সরকার of national unity, which he said he would lead as প্রধানমন্ত্রী.। He said any Zionist party - those which support ইসরায়েল as a Jewish state - including opposition parties, would be eligible. He warned against a সরকার which relied on what he called "the Islamists", an apparent reference to Arab parties.।

"You cannot form a সরকার with Hamas supporters," he said.। ইসরায়েল's রাষ্ট্রপতি begins consultations with parties after নির্বাচন deadlock। How could ইসরায়েল break নির্বাচন deadlock।

Here are four scenarios।