“Israel goes to parliamentary elections”
“it is Israel to the polls to elect members to the 120-seat parliament, the Knesset.”
“Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to get stiff competition from the former militärchefen Benny Gantz.”
“Netanyahu declared, however, have a somewhat better position to form a government and thus remain in power for a fifth term, which would be a record.”
“in Order to enter parliament, a party must pass a barrier of 3.25 percent of the votes, which corresponds to four seats.”
“After the elections choose the president Reuven Rivlin to the candidate he believes has the best chance to form a government. The candidate will then receive up to 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension if the formation of a government fails.”
“No party has won a majority of seats since Israel’s first elections in 1949.”
“About 5.8 million voters are eligible to vote in today’s election.”
