(New York Times) Isabel Kershner - Under Israel's multiparty system, the leader of the party that garners the most votes in Tuesday's election is not guaranteed to become the next prime minister. Instead, victory belongs to the party leader who has the best chance of cobbling together a government coalition with smaller parties in order to control at least 61 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
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