以色列极正统派沙斯党周二表示，将推荐总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格授权本雅明·内塔尼亚胡组建下届政府。
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party said Tuesday it would recommend that President Isaac Herzog task Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government.
据《耶路撒冷邮报》日报报道，沙斯党在一份声明中说，将推荐内塔尼亚胡再任一届，理由是他“明确且毫不妥协地表态，继续支持并承诺规范托拉学生的地位”。声明未详述拟议安排。
Shas said in a statement that it would recommend another term for Netanyahu, citing his “clear and uncompromising statement on his continued support and commitment to regulating the status of Torah students,” according to the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. The statement did not elaborate on the proposed arrangements.
此番表态是在赫尔佐格定于周三和周四与议会政党举行磋商、以决定授权哪位议员尝试组建政府之前作出的。
The announcement comes ahead of Herzog’s consultations with parliamentary parties, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, to determine which lawmaker he will task with attempting to form a government.
周二早些时候，以色列反对派领袖同意推荐“以色列复原党”领袖加迪·艾森科特为总理，并开始就政策纲领和联合协议进行谈判。
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli opposition leaders agreed to recommend Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister and begin negotiations on policy guidelines and coalition agreements.
内塔尼亚胡阵营在120席的克内塞特（议会）中掌握53席，反对党占48席，阿拉伯政党占19席，双方主要阵营均未达到组建政府所需的61席多数。中央选举委员会预计将于周三公布正式最终结果。
Netanyahu’s bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared with 48 for the opposition parties and 19 for Arab parties, leaving neither main bloc with the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. The Central Elections Committee is expected to announce the official and final results Wednesday.