. • On May 30, the Knesset voted to dissolve itself and trigger new elections, marking the first time the body voted to dissolve itself before a government had been formed. . ..…

Currently, 55 members of Knesset have recommended Netanyahu for prime minister, while the premier's, Benny Gantz, has secured 54 recommendations. ..…

Netanyahu pushed through vote to dissolve Knesset and call snap poll, rather than allow Gantz to get crack at building coalition.. ... Final results from September 17 voting gave Gantz's Blue and White 33 seats, ahead of right-wing Likud's 32 out of total 120 seats in Knesset.. ..…

It's estimated that nearly 60 percent of Arab- Israelis cast ballot on September 17, marking significant increase from this year's first Knesset April, when the turnout was just below 50%.. Arab Joint List won 13 seats in Knesset, and 10 of its 13 lawmakers recommended Benny Gantz for..…

“The idea here is that a transitional government should not create facts on the ground when there is no Knesset that can provide oversight,” Suzie Navot, a professor of constitutional law at the Stricks Law School in Rishon Lezion, tells ToI’s Raphael Ahren. “Checks and balances means that..…

In his address, that by law, instead of giving the mandate to another candidate, Knesset can choose candidate with the support of 61  MKs... ... Instead, they spend their time studying Torah and, thanks to the protection of the ultra-orthodox parties in Knesset and the outsized..…

Odeh chairs the socialist Arab-Jewish Hadash Party, which together with the three Arab-dominated parties forms the Joint List; having won 13 seats following last week’s election, the Joint List is now the third largest party in the Knesset. . ..…

With 33 seats in the Israeli Knesset – compared to Likud’s 31 seats – Gantz now needs a broad coalition to rule Israel. ..…

Israel's President, Reuven Rivlin, would have the final say in picking the person to lead in Knesset, Netanyahu was except assured of embarking on record fifth term as prime minister... ..…

In the current system, whichever party wins the most votes still has to create coalition of parties that together makes up majority of seats in Knesset, Israel's parliament.. ... Ayman Odeh, the leader of Arab Joint List Party, said that Gantz's party asked him to have 10 out of his..…

Odeh chairs the Arab- Jewish Hadash Party, Joint List is now the largest party in Knesset.. ..…