Occupied Jerusalem, September 25 (QNA) - President of the Israeli entity Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tapped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right-wing Likud party to form a new government after receiving the final results of last weeks deadlocked election. "The people of Israel don't want new elections," said Rivlin at the presidential residence in Jerusalem after handing the mandate to Netanyahu and passing over primary challenger, former three-star general Benny Gantz from the centrist Blue and White party. "Parties will need to compromise." The September 17 election left the sides essentially tied but Rivlin said that Netanyahus chances of forming a government were greater than Gantzs "at the moment." Netanyahu has 28 days to assemble a majority of at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Parliament and no clear path to that number. The parties that have endorsed his bid for another term won 55 seats. Gantz won the endorsement of 54 lawmakers, one less than Netanyahu. (QNA)