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(CNN) -- The Israeli parliament (Knesset) voted to dissolve itself in the early hours of Friday morning, and went into recess ahead of national elections scheduled for October 27.

The Knesset vote to dissolve itself came after a marathon legislative session during which the governing coalition passed a series of laws supported by right-wing and ultra-Orthodox right-wing lawmakers.

The right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completed its full term, and elections will be held on their originally scheduled date, exactly four years after the elections were held in 2022.

This is the first time a government has served a full term since 1988, and also the first time a Netanyahu-led government has lasted its entire term.

With the dissolution of parliament, the government continues to function in a caretaker capacity and will remain in power until a new coalition is formed and sworn in, a process that may take weeks after the election date. Legislation during the election campaign is typically rare and mostly limited to urgent, consensus-based measures passed through the Arrangements Committee, which includes representatives from all parties.

Polls show that Netanyahu's coalition will not win the necessary majority of 61 seats for re-election, and that his opponents have a combined majority, but the opposition is divided along ideological and national lines, comprising right-wing, centrist, left-wing, Jewish, and Arab parties.