What even is a mandate? The political dictionary that will sort you out ahead of the elections

Channel 14's explanatory article breaks down basic political terms ahead of the elections: what a mandate is, how the electoral threshold is calculated, what an excess vote agreement is, the difference between a party, a list, and a faction, party funding laws, the process of forming a government, and election campaign laws.

Channel 14's explanatory article, by Matti Tuchfeld, details basic political terms ahead of the elections. It explains what a mandate is in Israel's proportional representation system, how the seat modulus is calculated, and its significance in the process of forming a government. The article details party funding laws, the differences between a party, a list, and a faction, and the legal distinction between a faction splitting and a member seceding, including penalties for defectors. It also explains the role of the President of Israel in assigning the mandate to form a government, the timelines involved, and Israel's election campaign laws. The article does not cite any sources or experts.