The deadline for submitting candidate lists forces the parties to finalize their alliances, but the coalition question will remain open even after the final votes are cast.

The leaders of the opposition remain divided over the most basic questions they will face the day after the election. Most importantly of these is: Who actually leads their camp?

With candidate lists due soon, Netanyahu is trying to prevent right-wing votes from being wasted below Israel’s electoral threshold, but Ben-Gvir and newcomer Ofer Winter insist…