Netanyahu once again couldn't form an Israeli government. His chief competitor will now get a chance.
Maybe the third time's the charm.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition for the second time this year, returning a mandate to President Reuven Rivlin two days before his 28-day deadline. Rivlin will now pass the mandate along to Benny Gantz, the leader of the center-left Blue and White Party and chief competitor to Netanyahu.
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Gantz will have the same amount of time to rope a government together, but he is also reportedly unlikely to do so. If that is indeed the case, Israel will be forced to hold its third parliamentary elections in less than a year, though the possibility may inspire sides to find a compromise in time. Read more at The Washington Post and Axios.
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