Ahead of Rivlin consultations, factions signal eagerness to reach across traditional fault lines; ultra-Orthodox may be willing to work with secularist Lapid

Yisrael Beytenu leader blasts Netanyahu 'deception' in conditioning unity government on inclusion of religious parties; as potential kingmaker, his support could be crucial

Battle lines often form around the country's balance of religion and liberal democracy; those tensions were a central theme of the recent national election

Left-wing bloc leads the right with 56 seats to 55; Joint List expected to secure 13; Yisrael Beytenu on course to decide the makeup of next government

Unity government? Liberman plus the religious right? Gantz getting Arab support? With inconclusive results, someone will have to compromise to avoid 3rd elections in a year

Ayman Odeh conditions support on 'basic demands,' aspires to be leader of the opposition, with access to security briefings

Yisrael Beytenu leader expresses disappointment with Gantz's speech, saying it lacked 'clear statements'; vows no 3rd election; dismisses 'absurd' notion of coalition with Arabs

Yisrael Beytenu chief says his party, Likud and Blue and White should make up the government, as projections indicate Netanyahu likely unable to form one without him

Everything you need to know about the front-runners, the new alliances, the parties in danger of stumbling under the electoral threshold, and the earnest yet hopeless unknowns

Ceremony had been postponed due to fears of Hezbollah attack; previous candidate bowed out amid controversy over role in corruption probe