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Herzog to pick Israel's government candidate Sunday; Knesset majority backs Eisenkot

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog will name on Sunday, November 8, the candidate to try to form a new government, after opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot gained broad support in consultations. Bloomberg and Al Jazeera report that 67 of the 120 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot and 46 recommended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Herzog said the results of the consultations may appear clear, but that mutual vetoes between and within the blocs make it difficult to say who has the best chance of assembling a coalition. He said he would hold personal talks with party leaders over the weekend before deciding.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Herzog will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will task with trying to form a new government.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  2. 67 of the 120 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot, and 46 recommended Netanyahu.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English

  3. Herzog said mutual vetoes between and within the blocs make it difficult to say who can best assemble a governing coalition.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Israeli President Herzog will decide on Sunday, November 8, who tries to form a government after lawmakers recommended opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot. The center headline stresses Eisenkot's broad backing, while the left headlines centre on Herzog's pending decision and the Knesset vote count.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Both Left outlets lead with Herzog's pending Sunday decision and frame it as a choice between Eisenkot and Netanyahu; Al Jazeera's description puts the Knesset majority for Eisenkot first.

    Israel’s President Herzog to name candidate to form government on Sunday
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    France 24 frames the story around Eisenkot as Netanyahu's rival, presenting his broad backing as the main development, with Herzog's Sunday decision in the description.

    Netanyahu rival Eisenkot secures broad backing in bid to form government
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Herzog's Sunday decision between two candidates
  • Knesset vote count of 67 to 46
  • Majority of lawmakers endorsing Eisenkot
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Eisenkot's broad backing
  • Netanyahu as the incumbent being challenged
  • Herzog's Sunday announcement

Leaves out

  • Exact Knesset recommendation count of 67 and 46
  • Herzog's warning that mutual vetoes make the outcome hard to call

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From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 6, 2:09 AM EST

  • Center

    2 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 5:02 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 6, 2:09 AM EST
  2. BloombergLeftNov 6, 4:20 AM EST
  3. France 24CenterNov 6, 5:02 AM EST

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