1977 Israeli legislative election (Greater Israel)

After the decisive victory in the Yom Kippur War against Egypt and Syria where the two arab countries had to renounce their claims to the Sinai peninsula and the Golan Heights following the ceasefire agreements, and the victory in the 1973 legislative election, an inner debate emerged within the Alignment party on whether Israel should Annex East Jerusalem, the Sinai peninsula and the Golan Heights. Minister of Security and the leader of the hawkish wing in the party, Moshe Dayan, believed that there is no reason to not to annex the territories after Egypt and Syria renounced their claims to the territories and since Egypt fell to a bloody civil war that is still ongoing while Syria is still dealing with the aftermath of the violent but successful suppression of the mass protests that swept the nation following the loss in the war, but he was initially overruled by Prime Minister Golda Meir, who preferred the status quo and wasn't interested in annexing the occupied territories, she was supported by the dovish wing of the party that was led by Minister of Education, Yigal Allon.

In 1976, The Likud who was gearing for the 77 election, held a party conference in Hebron, the party chairman, Menachem Begin, asked the party to add the "Annexation of East Jerusalem, the Sinai peninsula and the Golan Heights" to the party's platform, the request was accepted unanimously by the party members. The move was considered a game changer by the press who believed that annexation was a popular idea within the public and running on that platform could result in a Likud victory. The Alignment was panicked following the Likud conference, and during its own conference Dayan had urged the party to not only embrace annexation but to go further with support for further settlements and the expansion of the existing ones, Dayan's suggestion went on to win in tight vote, and annexation of the occupied territories and enlarging the settlements project were added to the party's platform.

Former Chief of Staff of the IDF, Yigael Yadin, formed the Dash party (Democratic Movement for Change), Yadin, a popular figure within the public, believed that the country is in need of a political alternative to the mainstream parties, he based his campaign on anti-corruption. In recent years several corruption scandals involving Alignment politicians were exposed and Yadin was dissatisfied with the corruption within the party that ruled Israel since its independence in 1948. While initial polls showed the party with over 15 seats the campaign lost its steam pretty quickly and wasn't able to pose any threat to the country's two biggest parties.

The Mafdal (National Religious Party) was dissatisfied with PM Meir approach to the territories won in the Six Day War, the party claimed that it would not rule out the possibility that they will abandon its historic cooperation with the Alignment in favor of seating in a Likud coalition.

Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) was formed as a union of the Israeli Communist party and other far-left parties. The party called for the end of the Israeli occupation and return to the 1948 borders.

Agudat Israel, an ultra orthodox party, based its campaign on religious interests and objected to seating in any Alignment coalition.

Shlomtzion was formed by former Likud MK, Ariel Sharon, who called the public to vote for his party so he'll be appointed as Israel's next Minister of Security.

Sheli (Peace for Israel) was led by Former Alignment MK and general secretary who left the party following the Yom Kippur War and campaigned against the Alignment's hawkish stance.

Eccentric businessman Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, who was the subject of several police investigations in France, the French authorities asked for Flatto-Sharon to be extradite to France from Israel and the businessman them formed the Development and Peace party and aimed to be elected to the Knesset in order to have MK immunity from extradition.

The United Arab formed as a unification of two Arab parties and campaigned on Arab issues.

PAI (Agudat Yisrael Workers), a religious workers party ran on its own after a joint list run talks with Agudat Israel fell through and campaigned on religious and workers issues.

Ratz (Movement for Civil Rights and Peace), a liberal socialist and secular party ran on those issues and was the only party who supported LGBT rights.

The Independent Liberals ran a liberalism and secularism based campaign.

Following the election results the Alignment remained the largest party in the Knesset despite losing 4 seating, the Likud had over 40 MKs for the first time in their history but failed in becoming the largest party in the Knesset as some expected during the campaign, the Mafdal remained the 3rd the largest party with 10 seats and Dash only managed to win 5 seats despite claimed to be a political alternative to the two biggest parties. The rest of the smaller parties maintained a relatively similar size in the Knesset.

During the coalition talks led by the Alignment, the Mafdal agreed to join the coalition after they were convinced the Alignment was genuine in their support of the settlements and the proposed annexation. The Independent Liberals joined the coalition but as a 1 seat party they did not request anything meaningful. At that point the Alignment coalition was 3 MKs short of majority, they did not have interest in negotiation with Ariel Sharon's party Shlomtzion, the left parties refused any offers because of the coalition's approach to the occupied parties, while Agudat Israel and PAI still objected joining an Alignment led coalition since they view it as a too secular party for them to cooperate with. Left with other choice the Alignment turned to Dash, Yadin at first was not willing to negotiate with the party he campaigned against its corrupt politicians, but after realizing that the Likud does not have a possible coalition since the Mafdal stands firm with the Alignment, he agreed to begin coalition talks and demanded the coalition would legislate serious anti corruption and transparency measures to which the Alignment obliged and a 63 majority was achieved.