Two weeks after the vote, an executive must nevertheless be formed. At 66, the former chief of staff has 42 days to assemble a team and win the confidence of Parliament.
The heavy task has been entrusted to one of Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents. A former general and a relative newcomer to politics, Gadi Eisenkot appears as a possible successor to the outgoing prime minister, but the road remains long and difficult.
For the outgoing prime minister, such an outcome would be a threat to Israel. In the camp favorable to him, people still hope and are making their voices heard.
In Tel Aviv, protesters met on Saturday evening, twelve days after the legislative elections, are awaiting change: a policy that brings people together and is less extremist.
The prospect of a political deadlock for the opponent, and that of a national unity government that its promoter would lead, remain at the center of the calculations. The call to form a national emergency government is also being made.