The Israeli President initiated the assignment of Netanyahu, based on the recommendations he received from the Knesset deputies, while Israel has lived in a state of political volatility in recent years.
In a ceremony broadcast on television, Herzog touched on the trial of Netanyahu in charges of corruption and said that it does not constitute a legal obstacle to assuming the position again.
Netanyahu denies involvement in any violation acts, while pledged that the government it constitutes for all Israelis.
Earlier this November, the Israeli Electoral Committee said that the final results of the elections showed that the Benjamin Netanyahu bloc won 64 seats in the Knesset of 120 seats.
According to observers, it was one of the main factors that suggested the victory of the Netanyahu bloc in the Israeli elections, was the unprecedented rise of the extreme right.
The Israelis voted, in November, for their fifth legislative elections within three and a half years in a political divided country that seeks to form or preserve alliances..
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