The Joint List of Arab-led parties, which won a record 19 seats in Israel's 27 October election, says it will recommend that President Isaac Herzog task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, potentially giving him 67 backers. Netanyahu, whose bloc holds 53 seats, has claimed without evidence that Arab parties committed fraud, and another election looms in early 2027 if neither man can assemble a coalition.