Bennett to recommend Eisenkot as prime minister, B'Yachad party says ahead of meeting with Herzog

The B’Yachad party, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, announced on Sunday that it would recommend Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog as Prime Minister of the next government.

According to a statement released by the party, Bennett has told Eisenkot that the party supports him receiving the mandate to form the next government.

Until now, Eisenkot had called for the leader of the largest party in the opposition bloc to become its candidate for prime minister. However,  no agreement on the arrangement was announced within the oppostion bloc.