This Article is From Apr 20, 2015

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Gives Benjamin Netanyahu 14 Extra Days to Form Government

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Gives Benjamin Netanyahu 14 Extra Days to Form Government

File Photo: Israeli President Rueben Rivlin, centre right. (Associated Press)

Jerusalem: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an extension of 14 days to form a new government.

"I am giving you another 14 days to put together a government," Rivlin told Netanyahu in remarks broadcast live on Israel's main radio stations after the premier formally requested an extension.

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