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4. This is best link I could find :
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 07:17 AM
Nov 2019
https://www.timesofisrael.com/here-be-elections-7-things-to-know-for-november-21/

Knesset blackjack: The 21-day grace period has never been experienced before in the country’s history, meaning there are a lot of questions, and a lot of explainers about how it will work.

On Wednesday, the Knesset legal adviser sent out a briefing sheet to explain to the media and everyone else the rules of the game to try and clear up some confusion.

In short, “any MK who wins majority support during the 21-day period, which begins Thursday and ends at midnight on December 11, would then be appointed prime minister-designate by the president, the law states. That MK then has a further 14-day window to form a government and get it approved by the Knesset,” ToI’s Jacob Magid writes.

One surprise in the directives is the fact that MKs can recommend more than one candidate, meaning more than one MK can get the votes necessary. Only the first to submit, though, will get the golden baton.

Channel 13 calls the process “the last way to avoid elections.”
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