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Israel / Diskin, Abraham

Diskin, Abraham	Journal Article
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2009.

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Israel ; National Politics

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Israel / Diskin, Abraham

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2010.

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Israel / Diskin, Abraham

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2011.

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Israel ; Hamas ; National Politics ; Ehud Barak

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Likud: the struggle for the centre / Diskin, Abraham

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2010.

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In 1957 Downs claimed that most voters tend to hold centrist views. Hence, political parties should adopt centrist stands in order to attract as many voters as possible. Another aspect of the 'political centre' derives from prominent theories on coalition formation: the political party that captures the 'median' position in the parliament enjoys a tremendous advantage. The battle over the control of 'the centre' played a major role in the strategy of Likud in the 2009 Knesset elections, and in its ability to form a coalition following the elections. Although Kadima won one more seat than Likud, it lost the battle on the centre. Netanyahu, loyal to his centrist tendencies during the campaign, preferred to have only a segment of Labour in his coalition, at the cost of five ministerial posts, rather than to enjoy the support of the radical National Union at the cost of a single ministerial post.

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Elections ; Electoral Campaign ; Kadima ; Likud ; Downs ; Coalition Formation Theory

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