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AsIsraelpreparesfornationalelectionsTuesday,publicopinionsurveysindicatethatPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu'scenter-rightLikudPartyanditspartner,theright-wingIsraelOurHomeparty,arelikelytowinenoughvotestoformthenextgovernment.Opinionpollsalsoshowrecentgainsbycenter-leftandfar-rightparties,however,couldaffecttheoutcome.Inthefinaldaysofthenation'selectioncampaign,candidatescriss-crossedthecountryappealingforvotes.Theincumbent,Netanyahu,campaignedonthestabilityofhispreviousgovernment,hisinfluenceamongworldleadersandhisoppositiontoIran'ssuspectednuclearweaponsprogram.HesaidIsraelhasinvestedbillionsofdollarsingettingstrongerinordertoensuresecurityforitscitizens.FacingmyriadchallengesNetanyahumadethepledgeinthefaceofgrowingPalestinianfrustrationoverthestalledMiddleEastpeacetalksandIsraeliconcernsovertheriseofIslamistleadersfromthepoliticalupheavalintheArabworld.Five-and-one-half-millionvotersareregisteredtocastballotsTuesdayatabout10,000pollingstationsacrossthecountry.Thirty-fourpartiesarefieldingcandidatesforthe120seatsintheKnesset,Israel'sparliament.Butlessthanhalfareexpectedtoreceivetheminimumtwopercentofthetotalvoteneededtoqualifyforaseatinthebody.Theprimeminister'sLikudpartyisrunningonajointlistwiththesecular-nationalistparty,calledIsraelBeiteinu,orIsraelOurHome.BayitYehudipushesaheadButthereligious-nationalistparty,calledJewishHome-orBayitYehudi,hasbeengaininginthepollsrecently.JewishHomeopposesanyPalestinianstatewestoftheJordanRiver.BothofthesenationalistpartiesjoinedwithLikudandseveralultra-religiouspartiestoformthepreviousgovernment.HebrewUniversityPoliticalScienceProfessorAvrahamDiskinsaidNetanyahuwouldliketoformanewgovernmentthatdependslessontheright-wing.“IamquitesurethatNetanyahuwillbeinterestedinhavingcentristandevenleft-wingpartiesinhiscoalition.That'sthewayhebehavedduringtheoutgoingKnesset,”saidDiskin.Focusoneconomy,socialissuesDuringtheelectioncampaign,center-leftpartiesintheoppositionhavefocusedprimarilyonsocialissues,thehighcostofliving,andthegapbetweenr