For all the surprises of this election season, the results of 2013 can be seen as a near-mirror image of those of 2009. Last time around, the Right-wing Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu won 42 seats to centrist Kadima’s 28. This year produced almost exactly the same Right/centre split, but with the votes shared between more parties: the merged Likud Beiteinu and Jewish Home won a total of 42 seats, with Yesh Atid, Tzipi Livni’s new party and Kadima on a combined 27.