Right-wing Likud poised for victory ahead of Tuesday´s election

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Campaign workers for Israel's Likud party sit behind a  flag depicting party leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Kiryat  Malachi, near Ashkelon, February 9, 2009. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

And the Kadima party favors toppling Hamas in the long-term, via diplomatic, economic and military means. Party leader Tzipi Livni made a final appeal for support.

Tzipi Livni said, "I have no doubt that the public feels that it's possible, and it's possible to change this country and it's possible to make the right vote and that is what people are going to do tomorrow."

In Tuesday's election, the seats in parliament are allocated through proportional representation to national party list. Once the results are in, Israeli President Shimon Peres will consult with party leaders and pick a legislator to try to form a government.

Traditionally, the task goes to the leader of the party that wins the most votes, who has 42 days to form a government.

The newly-elected government will face a series of difficulties such as the financial crisis and corruption. But security concerns will top the new government's agenda.

Editor:Du Xiaodan