Israeli president tasks Lapid with trying to form new government

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has tasked the former opposition leader Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid (Future) party with forming a coalition, the presidential office said on Wednesday. The move was expected after caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so following inconclusive elections in March. Earlier, Rivlin held talks with top politicians on forming a government including Lapid and Naftali Bennett of the Yamina party. The head of state also invited representatives of the other parties represented in parliament to present their positions on the progress of the government …

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