The races

Candidates from rival parties are going after the same seats at the cabinet table.

The job everything else follows from

The race for Prime Minister

Benjamin NetanyahuPrime MinisterLikud25seatsGadi EisenkotParty Chairman, Lt. Gen. (res.)Yashar22seatsNaftali BennettFormer Prime MinisterTogether12seatsAvigdor LibermanParty ChairmanYisrael Beiteinu9seats

Seat counts are the projected total for each list in the current polling average.

The other seats at the table · 8 named jobs

The race for Education Ministry+37 candidates, 5 parties→The race for Finance Ministry4 candidates, 4 parties→The race for Defense Ministry3 candidates, 2 parties→The race for Justice Ministry3 candidates, 3 parties→The race for National Security Ministry3 candidates, 3 parties→The race for Transportation Ministry2 candidates, 2 parties→The race for Health MinistryRS1 candidate, 1 party→The race for Welfare Ministry1 candidate, 1 party→

Ministries are handed out during coalition talks after election day, so a crowded race tells you who is asking, not who will get it.