After Sephardic party wins just 7 seats, faction's spiritual leader Yitzhak Yosef takes steps to replace powerful chairman, though insiders say move will be difficult to pull off

Likud projected to be largest party; Jewish-led anti-Netanyahu bloc short of a majority unless its leaders violate campaign pledges not to partner with Arab parties, which are set to make unprecedented gains

Many members of the ultra-Orthodox community see casting a ballot as a religious duty, even as some denounce the process: 'Whatever happens is in God's hands'