And that's not half the list. The Israeli system involves two different elections at the same time. One is for Prime Minister, the other for members of the Knesset, or Parliament. The government is made up of a single House with 120 members. Even the smallest political group can succeed in that aspiration because Israel has a system based on proportional representation.
Citizens vote for their favourite party.
Once a party passes the minimum requirement of 1.5 per cent of the popular vote, it gets members into the Knesset in direct proportion to its share of the vote. Each party lists its candidates before the election in order of precedence. Number one on Likud's list, for instance, is Benjamin Netanyahu. If Likud gets over the minimum 1.5 per cent of the vote, Netanyahu gets into the Knesset. As the party's share of the vote climbs, the candidates on their list take seats in proportion.