And if the centrist alliance finishes first in the election, it will still need coalition partners to form a majority in the Knesset. Gaining fewer than 30 of its 120 seats might drive it to seek potential partners among the orthodox – an approach that could alienate moderate secular voters.
这一切全部利好赫尔佐格 - 利夫尼联盟。但三个月是很长的政治周期。内塔尼亚胡或许是个乏味的总理；但同时也是令人敬畏的活动家。而且就算中间联盟以第一的身份结束选举，还需要联盟伙伴才能在议会形成多数。在全部120个议会席位中所获席位少于30个可能迫使其在传统党派中寻求联盟——而上述举措可能疏远温和的世俗选民。