Editing President of Israel (section)

====Formation of the Government====
The president's most important power, in practice, is to lead the process of forming a Government. Israel's [[Israeli system of government#Electoral system|electoral system]] and [[Politics of Israel#Political parties and elections|fractured political landscape]] make it all but impossible for one party to govern alone, let alone win an outright majority of Knesset seats. After each election, the president consults with party leaders to determine who is most likely to command a majority in the Knesset. Following such consultations, the president assigns a Knesset member the task of forming a Government. If the nominee is successful in forming a Government that can command the confidence of the Knesset, then said Knesset member becomes the [[prime minister]]. If a nominee fails to form a Government, then the president assigns the task anew. If a government is not formed within the timeframe stipulated in [[Basic Law: The Government]], then the president dissolves the Knesset and calls for fresh elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://constituteproject.org/constitution/Israel_2013#s794|title=Basic Law: The Government, Sections 7 to 14, 28 to 30|publisher=The Constitute Project|access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref>