Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certification results of last week's parliamentary election and began consultations with party leaders regarding the formation of a government. In the October 27 election, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition nor the bloc led by opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot secured the 61 seats required to form a government. Herzog urged all sides to compromise to avoid a repeat election. Earlier, the Israeli Central Election Committee stated that no irregularities affecting the election results were found, and the Attorney General also rejected unfounded requests for inquiries.