Israel is gearing up for its fifth election in recent years, with Yair Lapid set to assume the premiership. Here is what else to expect in the coming months

Online advertising budget, rally by supporters, telephone poll of Yamina voters and hints to party activists seen among signs of outgoing PM's plans

Continued delays have stalled a bill to disperse the 24th Knesset amid long-shot opposition efforts to form an alternative government within elections

Mazen Ghanaim to leave national politics and become mayor of Sakhnin; Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi not ruling out run with different party in coming vote

Retired general was one of the most sought-after figures during the March 2021 election cycle, with his name linked in reports to several parties

Huldai announces plan to tackle rising cost of living in Tel Aviv, which sources say is meant to prepare the ground for the 2023 municipal elections

Survey sees surge for Likud and Labor, while New Hope would fall under electoral threshold; blocs would be tied, with 56 seats each

Some 1,000 party members and lawmakers will reportedly be eligible to vote for a chairperson; unclear if anyone will challenge incumbent; no vote to be held for party's slate

A plurality continues to prefer Benjamin Netanyahu as premier, yet current coalition parties would increase their power if new election held; 49% praise Bennett's COVID-19 response

More pardons (1,830), more criminal records cancelled (1,365), more elections (5), and more hours sitting in meetings to discuss forming a government (47) than his predecessors