JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu was granted an extra two weeks on Friday to form a government he hopes will be as broad as possible, the presidency said.
The hawkish Likud leader wants to avoid giving too much clout to far-right and religious parties and will use the extra time to try to convince the centre-left Labour party of outgoing Defence Minister Ehud Barak to join his coalition.
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