Netanyahu's party Likud had 35 seats in parliament in the elections on 9 april and the president gave him a formal mandate to form a government on april 17.
be carried out within 28 days, but with the possibility of a 14-day extension if requested.
"As on previous occasions when I have formed a government, I intend to ask for an extension from the president," says Netanyahu.
– this extension is not only acceptable, but also necessary because of the schemaproblem, " he says, referring on the weekends recently and the unrest in the area.