Israel's left is pinning its hopes on Monday's Democrats primary, in which more than 112,000 members – the country's second-largest party membership after Netanyahu's Likud – will choose the candidates who will represent it in the upcoming Knesset election

Some 114,000 party members will choose among 51 candidates for an estimated 10 to 12 viable Knesset slots, with three incumbent lawmakers favored to lead the vote and Labor-Meretz…

The left-wing Democrats are one of the core parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections, set for October 27.