(Communicated by the Office of the President)
President Shimon Peres, will on Wednesday, 30 January 2013, at 17:30, receive
the official results of the elections for the 19th Knesset from Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Elyakim
Rubinstein, accompanied by other members of the committee. President Peres and
Justice Rubinstein will deliver remarks.
The President's Residence is preparing to welcome to the Knesset factions a
short time after the president receives the official results on Wednesday (on
Wednesday evening and Thursday). In accordance with precedent, President Peres
will meet with the factions who have been elected to the Knesset, listen to
their recommendations and after completing the round of consultations will
announce who will be tasked with forming the coalition. From the moment that
President Peres announces who will be responsible for forming a coalition that
member of Knesset, according to the law, will have 28 days to form a new
government. If an extension is required the president has the authority to grant
an extra 14 days.
The order in which the parties will meet with President Peres is determined
by their size, from the largest faction to the smallest, and as such already on
Wednesday evening President Peres will meet with representatives of
Likud-Beytenu and Yesh Atid.
The Spokesperson for the President, Ayelet Frish, wishes to stress that the
President's Residence is preparing to facilitate complete media coverage of the
consultations so that the general public in Israel and abroad will be able to
receive up to date and reliable information in the most transparent way possible
from the consultations with the president. With that in mind, the Office of the
President has created a media center in the official residence. The heads of the
factions who wish to make a statement to the press will be able to do so
immediately after their meeting with the president in the media center.
The expected timetable for Wednesday, 30 January:
- 18:30 Representatives of Likud-Beytenu will come to the President's
Residence for consultations
- 19:20 Representatives of Yesh Atid will come to the President's Residence
for consultations.
Thursday, 31st January
Consultations with representatives of the parties begins at 9:00 in the
following order:
- Israel Labor Party
- Habayit Hayehudi
- Shas
- United Torah Judaism
Consultations will continue at 15:20 in the following order:
- Hatenua
- Meretz
- Ra'am Ta'al
- Hadash
- Balad
- Kadima