Israel's Legislative Elections 2013

Israel holds parliamentary elections on Jan. 22 after which a coalition government will form. View photos of the campaigns and top contenders.

Preparing Ballots in Jerusalem

An employee in Jerusalem sorts out newly printed ballots in preparation for Israel's national elections held on Jan. 22. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Billboard Flips

A campaign billboard switches from Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Shelly Yachimovich, head of the Labor party, in Tel Aviv. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Touring Tel Aviv

Naftali Bennett (second from left), leader of the far-right Bayit Yehudi party, walks with supporters during a tour of a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv on Jan. 14. Photo: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Tzipi Livni Campaigns

Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister and head of Hatnua centrist party, addresses members of Israel's gay community as she campaigns in a club in Tel Aviv on Jan. 16. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Campaign Bus

Supporters shout slogans atop a bus driving in Tel Aviv as they campaign for the far-right Bayit Yehudi party on Jan. 16. Photo: Nir Elias/Reuters

Tomb of the Patriarchs

Israel's former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (second from left) is escorted by border police and security guards during a visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron Jan. 14. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Ultra-Orthodox Pilgrimage

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman stands in front of Shas campaign banners that depict Aryeh Deri during an annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born sage and kabbalist also known as the Baba Sali, in the southern town of Netivot on Jan. 14. Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Shas Party Leader

Shas party leader Aryeh Deri (facing the camera) greets members of the Druze community during a campaign rally in the Druze village of Abu Snan in northern Israel on Jan. 2. Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Arab Town

Supporters of the Arab-led party the National Democratic Assembly attend a campaign rally in Nazareth, Israel's largest Arab town on Dec. 26. Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Greeting a Supporter

Atef Krinawi, left, head of the Hope for Change party, shakes hands with a supporter in the Israeli-Arab village of Zarzir on Dec. 19. Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Campaign's End

Confetti drops as Labor party leader Shelly Yachimovich stands on stage during an event to mark the end of the party campaign in Tel Aviv on Jan. 17. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Distributing Ballots

A worker arranges ballot boxes for the Jan. 22 Israeli election at a warehouse in Shoham, near Tel Aviv, before they are shipped to polling stations. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Netanyahu Poster

A worker installs a banner depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Jan. 17. If Netanyahu gets a third term, he will be in charge of forming a new governing coalition after the election. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters