President praises high turnout, says everything must be done to prevent a repeat vote, expects party leaders to show willingness to consider options

Benjamin Netanyahu’s party won the legislative elections held Tuesday in Israel, but even with the support of his ultra-nationalist and religious allies, the prime minister will not secure the majority of seats in parliament needed to continue governing.

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The president has a largely ceremonial role, except after elections when it is his responsibility to pick a candidate for prime minister.

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A government can only form if the same politicians who have been in power for years decide to mend fences, break decades-long patterns and make sense of an incoherent Knesset