President Reuven Rivlin called on the public to go out and vote on Tuesday.
In a video message to social media, the president said, "These elections, which abruptly fell upon us, have led to a sense of frustration among many of us. But despite that, we must remember that in the democratic game, influence only passes through the ballot box."
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Relating to the possibility that the lawmaker charged with forming the next government would not succeed in doing so, Rivlin said, "In this case, I will have two options, one of which I will have to make, and within three days: The first option is to task the work of forming the government on any other lawmaker that agrees to do so, [besides for] that same lawmaker who was already given the opportunity and did not succeed."
According to the president, "The second option is to inform the Knesset speaker that there is no possibility of forming a government, and there is no other option but to embark on a third election." He said that in this case, he would inform the Knesset speaker "that I cannot find a lawmaker who I believe is able to establish a government."
He said, "61 Knesset members can ask me to grant a lawmaker they support, including those who have already been afforded an opportunity, the mandate to form the government."
Rivlin concluded by saying, "My dear people, know that I will do everything I can, within the framework of the law and the authority vested in me by virtue of my position, and according to the law, to establish an elected government in Israel as quickly as possible, and in order for us to avoid another election campaign."
