Herzog must name a PM candidate by November 11 after Israel's deadlocked vote

■ Steady

Herzog must name a PM candidate by November 11 after deadlocked Israeli election

On Sunday, thousands rallied in Tel Aviv urging Gadi Eisenkot to strike a deal with Arab parties to unseat Netanyahu, while Netanyahu supporters held a counterprotest rejecting a government with "terrorists". President Herzog must choose a candidate to form a government by November 11, and coalition talks are expected to be difficult. Final results show Netanyahu's bloc on 53 seats and Eisenkot's opposition bloc on 48, with neither near the 61 needed.

• Netanyahu and Eisenkot are competing to build a coalition, according to Al Jazeera.
• On Saturday, Qatar rejected Israeli allegations that it interfered in the election.
• Likud alleged without evidence that Arab parties' record gains were driven partly by voter fraud, and Netanyahu urged Shin Bet to investigate alleged vote buying and irregularities.
• The opposition has a majority only if Eisenkot's Jewish bloc works with Palestinian-Israeli parties.