As a result, Israeli president Shimon Peres asked Netanyahu and Likud (which received one fewer seat than Kadima in the elections) to form a government; this is the first time in Israel's history that the party with the most seats was not asked to attempt to form a government.
La Livni e Netanyahu si incontrano più volte per poter formare un governo di coalizione, ma alcune differenze di pensiero (in particolare sul processo di pace) impediscono la formazione di un esecutivo Likud - Kadima.