We’re in a very stormy Jerusalem on election day. And not just any election day, arguably the most consequential in Israeli history.
The outcome will define the country’s place on the world stage, and could mean the difference between war and peace.
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is made up of 120 seats. That means a government needs 61 to command a majority.
The proportional voting system means that’s never one single party, but a coalition.
The two biggest groups are led by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud.
But the latest polls predict neither will have enough seats for a majority, meaning we could be headed for weeks of negotiations while both rivals try to get the numbers for a government, or hash out a way to work together.