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Electoral reforms are a popular research topic for political scientists. Noted Lijphart (1985, 3) almost 30 years ago that research on electoral systems was 'the most underdeveloped subject in political science', now we have numerous research publications on electoral systems and choose system changes. Adapted from the source document.

The Arab-Israeli conflict was the main issue distinguishing the 33 parties that ran in Israel's February 2009 parliamentary election. The three phases of the three-month election campaign resulted in the centrist Kodima Party taking the most seats (28) & the right-wing Likud Party capturing 27 seats. All six right-wing parties recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be nominated as prime minister & President Peres asked him to form the new government on 20 February. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]