Likud Doesn't Have To Win In Order To Lead

David Hazony has some thoughts on the election. Here's one:

Although the polls have shown Livni’s Kadima party closing the gap behind the first-place Likud, most of it has actually been due to Likud losing votes to Lieberman. Which means that the Right is still way ahead of the Left as a coalition bloc goes. In Israel’s system, the right to form a government does not necessarily go to the largest party. Rather, the president consults with all the elected parties and asks who they recommend to set up the coalition. There is a real possibility that Kadima will come out ahead of Likud, but Likud will put together the coalition nonetheless.

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