New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Israel will head to the polls on October 27, with the ruling coalition set for parliamentary elections to be held as scheduled.

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has 120 members elected for a four-year term through a system of nationwide proportional representation.

The entire country functions as a single electoral constituency, with voters casting their ballots for a party list rather than individual candidates.

Parliamentary seats are then allocated in proportion to each party's share of the national vote.

To enter the Knesset, a political party must secure at least 3.25 percent of the national vote.

Ballots cast for parties that fail to cross this threshold are discarded, while the remaining seats are distri...