The next stage of the Israeli elections announced
President Rivlin will start consultations next Monday with all parties elected to the Knesset and will then continue to talk with candidates recommended by the parties to be entrusted with the task of forming a government.
Director-General of Beit HaNasi Harel Tubi yesterday sent official letters to representatives of the parties elected to the Knesset, informing them that President of Israel Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin would hold a round of consultations with all parties on Monday 5 April and that the task of forming a government would be assigned to one of the candidates by Wednesday 7th April.
At the end of the round of consultations, and if required, the president will hold further conversations with the relevant candidates to form a government according to the recommendations of the parties.
As happened for the first time in the 2019 elections, the president has instructed that his meetings with the various parties should be broadcast live on all media, in order to make the process transparent to all Israeli citizens.