The Israeli parliament votes to dissolve itself, with an election for the 120 members of the 26th Knesset scheduled for October 27. Israelis vote for parties, not individuals, with seats allocated proportionally to the number of votes received nationwide. No Israeli election has resulted in one party receiving a Knesset majority, so a coalition is welded together. The Israeli president picks the person who appears most capable of forming a stable government to form the coalition and become prime minister. It typically takes 50 days after an election to swear in a new government, indicating that Israel will have a new government just before the end of 2026.
