Winning the number of votes in Israel does not mean winning power. A party needs 61 out of 120 seats to form a government. And no party has ever won so many on its own. This means that even a small party with only four seats can decide who will be prime minister. But parties that fail to win 3.25% of the votes do not receive any mandates. So the elections in Israel can come down to the smallest parties, not the largest.

Winning the number of votes in Israel does not mean winning power. A party needs 61 out of 120 seats to form a government. And no party has ever won so many on its own. This means that even a small party with only four seats can decide who will be prime minister. But parties that fail to win 3.25% of the votes do not receive any mandates. So the elections in Israel can come down to the smallest parties, not the largest.