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It is not quite clear what the term "ruler" means, but assuming it refers to the Prime Minister, who is the Chief Executive of the State of Israel, he is chosen in the following way:

After the the Knesset convenes after an election, the President of Israel (who is largely a ceremonial figure) directs the leader of the party most capable of assembling a parliamentary coalition (usually the party with the most seats in the Knesset) to form a governing coalition (61 or more of the 120 seats). That party leader will then have a few weeks to submit proposals to other parties to form a coalition. If he is able to create a governing coalition, the leader of the party becomes the Prime Minister. If he fails in this task and the leader of a different party is able to create a governing coalition, the President will appoint the leader of that party to become the Prime Minister.

Elections in Israel operate very similar to elections in the UK. They must occur at some point within four years of the previous elections but may be called at any time convenient to the governing coalition within that period. (This is as opposed to the US where elections always occur at the beginning of November and term limits are exactly set.)

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Israel is a parliamentary democracy, with a unicameral (single house) legislature called the "Kneset". The government leaders are the Prime Minister and the President. The Prime Minister is the leader of the political party that wins the most Kneset seats in the general election. Many features of the structure and operation of Israel's government resemble those of the British government. Israel is a parliamentary democracy. All Jewish, Christian, Druze, and Arab citizens, male and female, have the vote. Leadership is not inherited, and there has never been a military coup in the 61 years since the modern nation was founded. It's interesting to look around the region and locate the nearest nation to Israel concerning which the same statements can be made.

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Israel has a proportionally elected parliamentary democracy. Israel has two separate governmental branches: the legislative-executive branch and an independent judiciary.

The Knesset or Israeli Parliament is composed of members who are elected by all Israeli citizens (regardless of race, gender, or religion) and are seated in accordance with the percentage (roughly) of the votes for those parties. After an election, different parties will try to strike agreements with one another to form a coalition that has 61 or more seats (>50% of the Knesset). From this coalition, typically the head of the largest party will become the Prime Minister (also known as the Chief Executive and the Head of the Government).

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