At Stake in this Election:       

• 120 seats in the Knesset

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Reuben RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009, most recently reformed on 15 May 2015)
• Assembly: Unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by parliament to serve a 7-year term.
• Prime Minister is designated by the president to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Knesset 120 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There is a 3.25% threshold required to gain representation. All candidates run in one national district.

Main Parties in this Election:                    

• Party:    Blue and White
  • Leader: Benny Gantz
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 33
• Party: Likud
  • Leader: Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 32
• Party: Joint List
  • Leader: Ayman Odeh
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 13
• Party: Shas
  • Leader: Aryeh Deri
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 9
• Party: United Torah Judaism
  • Leader: Yaakov Litzman
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 7
• Party: Yisrael Beiteinu
  • Leader: Avigdor Lieberman
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 8
• Party:    Jewish Home-National Union
  • Leader: Rafi Peretz
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 4
• Party: New Right
  • Leader: Naftali Bennett
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 3
• Party: Labor-Gesher
  • Leader: Amir Peretz
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 6
• Party: Democratic Union
  • Leader: Nitzan Horowitz
  • Seats won in September 2019 election: 5

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 8,583,916 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters:

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 4,314,369 (2019 est.)
• Is Israel a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has Israel ratified CEDAW: Yes (3 October 1991)
• Gender Quota: Political parties have voluntary quotas but there are no legislated quotas.
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 33 (27.5%) of 120 seats in the Knesset
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 22 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Israel a signatory to CRPD: Yes (20 March 2007)
• Has Israel ratified CRPD: Yes (28 September 2012)
• Population with a disability: 1,207,397 (est.)