Political scientist Mark Tessler, a professor at the University of Michigan in the United States, notes that the emergence of center parties that stand out in certain elections is not new on the Israeli political scene.¶¶”These center parties usually come and go. Sometimes, when they do well at the polls, they end up joining the government,” Tessler tells BBC News Brazil.¶¶Tessler also points out that receiving more votes is no guarantee that the candidate will be able to form a government. To be successful, a coalition must be formed to secure at least 61 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.¶¶The latest polls point to about 30 seats for both Likud, Netanyahu’s party, and Blue and White, which means that smaller parties will have great influence in deciding whom to join.¶¶”No one should win enough seats in Parliament to form a government. They will have to form a coalition,” says Tessler.