Overview
- The national parliamentary election is scheduled for Oct. 27 and all 120 Knesset seats are up for grabs.
- Israel uses nationwide proportional representation where parties win seats based on their share of the vote rather than local districts.
- A party must receive at least 3.25% of valid votes to enter the Knesset, so votes for lists that fall short will be excluded from seat calculations.
- Polls show a likely stalemate with no bloc projected to reach 61 seats, making small parties and Arab-led lists potential kingmakers in coalition talks.
- After votes are counted the president will consult faction leaders and assign an MK the task of forming a government, a process that will turn on turnout and post-election bargaining.