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Israel's president has assigned opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government.
The move passes over Benjamin Netanyahu, dealing a severe blow to his political ambitions.
Eisenkot has a initial 28-day statutory window to build a working parliamentary majority in the Knesset.
Forming a stable coalition will require bridging substantial ideological divides among diverse opposition parties.
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