Election day starts at seven in the morning and finishes at ten at night.
Israel’s Parliament, called the Knesset, has 120 seats.
Parties must receive at least 3.25 % of the total votes to win any seats.
The President meets party leaders to choose a candidate to form a government.
The chosen candidate has up to forty‑two days to build a coalition of parties.
Voting runs from early morning until late evening on the same day.
Television stations share early guesses, called exit polls, after the polls close.
After all votes are counted, the President asks party leaders who should try to become prime minister.
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