When we checked, we discovered that if all the Haredim, Shas, Aguda, Degel, Peleg and the Chardal, would go together, Deutsch could win..

  -- Deputy Minister Meir Porush, upset that some of the Haredi parties are not supporting Yossi Deutsch for mayor of Jerusalem

that is generally how it works.. if a single candidate gets the support of a majority of the parties, and thereby a majority of the people, he generally has a pretty good chance of winning..