In Israel, parliamentary elections will be held, and following them, the 26th Knesset will be established, after which the process of establishing a government coalition will begin and, if successful, a new cabinet and prime minister will be sworn in. 12,018 polling stations opened their doors at 07:00:00 and will remain open until 08:00 Moscow time. (23:00 Moscow time). The parliamentary elections in Israel are held according to party lists; More than 30 parties signed up to participate on October 27; The electoral threshold is 3.25%. 7.3 million Israelis have the right to express their will. The Central Election Commission is expected to report preliminary results of the vote count on October 29, and the final results of the election process should be officially published no later than November 4. After receiving the official results, President Yitzhak Herzog will begin consultation with the representatives of the parties that entered the Knesset, and following them, he will instruct one of the deputies to form a new government coalition. The candidate for prime minister becomes, as a rule, the leader of the party with the largest number of parliamentary mandates, but the president can also entrust the formation of the cabinet to a politician whose party did not receive the most votes, but is able to form a coalition. This time, the main battle is expected to revolve around whether the politicians will be able to establish a stable government coalition that controls at least 61 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The first candidate for the position of Prime Minister will be given 28 days to form a government, with the possibility of extending this period by two weeks. In case of failure, the president will transfer this right to another deputy, who will be given two weeks to solve the problem without the possibility of extension. If in this case the establishment of a coalition that controls 61 parliamentary mandates does not occur, then repeat elections will be held in 90 days. The 25th Knesset.