Summary
Voting starts early in the morning and ends in the evening.
After voting, television shows quick guesses about who might win.
Later, the leaders talk to decide who will be the boss of the country.
Key Points
5 points1
Voting begins at seven in the morning and ends at ten at night.
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Israel's Parliament has 120 seats.
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A party needs about three percent of votes to win a seat.
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The leader who can get enough parties together becomes the prime minister.
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If they need more time, they have up to forty‑two days to make a team.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsparliamentary
a group of people who make the country's rules
proportional representation
how seats are shared based on how many votes each party gets
coalition
different parties working together as a team
threshold
the smallest amount of votes needed to win a seat
caretaker
the current leaders who stay until new ones are chosen
nominee
the person chosen to try to become the leader
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