Israel's president pledges to pick candidate on Sunday to form government
By Rami Ayyub and Alexander CornwellJERUSALEM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival secured nods on Thursday from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government, but Israel's president said it was still unclear who could break the election deadlock as he pledged to nominate a candidate on Sunday.Israel's October 27 national ballot ended with no clear winner. Neither Prime Minister Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, secured a clear path to a majority in parliament.
