Israel President Reuven Rivlin urged to give PM Benjamin Netanyahu chance

Jerusalem: Top Ministers with Israel’s ruling Likud party called President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday to pass a mandate to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a coalition government after months of a political impassh.

The ministers urged President Reuven Rivlin to refuse a request by Benny Gantz, Netanyahu’s main rival and leader of the centrist Blue and White party, for additional time to try to establish a unity government with the incumbent premier, reports Xinhua news agency.

“The mandate should be passed on to Netanyahu,” Yariv Levin, Tourism Minister and Netanyahu’s close associate, told Army Radio.

Levin, who heads the Likud’s negotiation team for the coalition talks with President Reuven Rivlin, said Netanyahu should be given a chance to form a governing coalition because he now has more lawmakers’ support than Gantz.

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