Politics of Yisrael
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Politics in Yisrael are dominated by Zionist political parties on the political right, center, and left, although there are a few non-Zionist political factions represented.
Yisrael is a federal presidential constitutional monarchy, and its politics are reflected at the national level through the Presidency and the Royal Knesset and their elections, including various major and minor political parties, formal and informal political factions and interest groups, the media, and ideologically (and informally) through the Royal courts. On the District and local level, organs of national parties as well as regional and minor local parties and factions predominate the political scene, with a stronger focus on local "bread and butter" issues that may often diverge from national partisan perspectives.
Political conditions
Political parties and elections
| Party Name | Coalition | Party leader | Seats in the Knesset | Ideology | Political position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalist Conservative Party | Noah Feldman | 59 / 142 |
National conservatism, National Religious-interests | Right | |
| Action Yisrael | Shaul Frum | 12 / 142 |
Chiloni-interests, Economic liberalism | Center-to-Centre-right | |
| League for New Judea | David Touro | 5 / 142 |
Ultranationalism, Stronger monarchy, Irrendentism, Social conservatism | Far-right | |
| Torah Achdus |
16 / 142 |
Torah Judaism, Social conservatism, Chareidi-interests | Right | ||
| Constitutional Liberal Party | 42 / 142 |
Centrism, Progressivism, Weaker monarchy | Center-to-Center-left | ||
| Alliance of Greens, Seculars, and Workers | 8 / 142 |
Labor-interests, Green liberalism, Traditional-interests | Left |
Recent elections
In the 2018 midterm elections, the center-left and left-wing parties generally saw an across-the-board upsurge against the ruling right-wing Blue-Maroon coalition from the 47th Knesset (2016-18). The Con-Libs flipped multiple swing seats from the Conservatives and Northern League, while themselves losing several urban left-wing seats to the Alliance. The center/center-right Action Yisrael flipped several Conservative and League seats, significantly increasing its political bloc to the largest since the party's creation. The ruling right was forced to make several politically moderate concessions by adding the AY to its coalition to retain a majority. Due to the addition of the Grays to the ruling bloc, the religious bloc ruled out joining the governing coalition but agreed to a supply and confidence agreement in return for a supermajority to pass several constitutional amendments through the Knesset.
| Party | Seats | +/- | National Vote (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalist Conservative Party | 59 |  5
|
34.7 | |
| Action Yisrael | 12 |  5
|
13.4 | |
| League for New Judea | 5 | 6
|
10.8 | |
| Torah Achdus | 16 | 2
|
10.6 | |
| Constitutional Liberal Party | 42 | 3
|
26 | |
| Alliance of Greens, Seculars, and Workers | 8 | 5
|
4.8 |