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Here is your guide to the major political parties contesting the Israeli elections in January.
Likud benjamin netanyahu
Party: Likud | Leader: Benjamin Netanyahu | Knesset seats: 27 | Projected: 39 (combined with Yisrael Beiteinu) - [GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images]
Yisreal beiteinu avigdor lieberman
Party: Yisrael Beiteinu | Leader: Avigdor Leiberman | Knesset seats: 15 | Projected: 39 (combined with Likud) - [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
Labor shelly yachimovich
Party: Labor | Leader: Shelly Yachimovich | Knesset seats: 8 | Projected: 17 - [JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images]
Shas eli yishai
Party: Shas | Leader: Eli Yishai | Knesset seats: 11 | Projected: 12 - [Uriel Sinai/AFP/Getty Images]
Yesh atid yair lapid
Party: Yesh Atid | Leader: Yair Lapid | Knesset seats: N/A | Projected: 6 - [JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images]
Hatnuah tzipi livni
Party: Hatnuah | Leader: Tzipi Livni | Knesset seats: N/A | Projected: 9 - [MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images]
Meretz zahava gal on
Party: Meretz | Leader: Zahava Gal-On | Knesset seats: 3 | Projected: 3 - [ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images]
Kadima shaul mofaz
Party: Kadima | Leader: Shaul Mofaz | Knesset seats: 28 | Projected: 2 - [AFP/AFP/Getty Images]
Independence ehud barak
Party: Independence | Leader: Ehud Barak - [PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images]
Israel has scheduled parliamentary elections for January 22 of next year to elect the 19th Knesset, the Israeli legislative body.
GlobalPost has created this guide of some of the major political parties and their key players.
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