Israel: Pres. Rivlin charges Gantz with forming government after Netanyahu failure

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SOT, Reuven Rivlin, Israeli President (Hebrew): "It is possible to form a government. There is no justification for imposing another round of elections, for the third time within a year, on the Israeli public. If a government is to be formed, everyone will pay a price. But if this is not the case, the citizens of Israel will pay the greatest price of all."
M/S Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz at lecterns; Rivlin speaking *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Reuven Rivlin, Israeli President (Hebrew): "In the name of the people of Israel and in the interest of the public as a whole, I wish you good luck."
M/S Rivlin and Gantz at lecterns; Gantz speaking *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Benny Gantz, Blue and White party leader (Hebrew): "I promised to establish a liberal unity government, and that I intend to do. In the government that I will establish, I will serve all citizens of Israel and will work to benefit all citizens of Israel. I will act to form a functioning government, a government that Israel needs so much."
M/S Rivlin and Gantz shaking hands
SCRIPT
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin charged Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz with forming a new coalition government in Jerusalem on Wednesday, days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he had failed to do so.
Rivlin spoke of the need to avoid "imposing another round of elections, for the third time within a year, on the Israeli public," and emphasized that "it is possible to form a government."
For his part, Gantz said "I promised to establish a liberal unity government, and that I intend to do," adding that "I will serve all citizens of Israel and will work to benefit all citizens of Israel."
Like Netanyahu before him, Gantz will now have 28 days to attempt to forge a coalition government.
Mandatory credit: GPO