President Reuven Rivlin said Sunday he will not take action to form a unity government after the March 23 elections unlike his efforts after the previous national vote.
Sources said that during talks outside a closed door, Rivlin said the idea of creating a unity government this time around was “inappropriate” because of the sheer number of parties who see themselves as key players.
Rivlin is also not expected to push for initial consultations on the identity of a Knesset member who will be mandated to form the government and will only do so after receiving the official results, as opposed to election rounds. recently.
This means that the round of consultations to hear MKs nominees will not begin to form the next government, until next Wednesday, March 31st.
“Unfortunately, there is no president in the history of the state of Israel who has experience like me in forming governments,” Rivlin has quoted as saying during the talks.
Rivlin has served through six election campaigns and this national vote will be the last for the president, who will end his term in July.