O'Rourke took 50.5 percent of the vote, just a few hundred votes above the threshold required to avoid a runoff.
Unifying the parties increases the chance they will meet the threshold required for representation in Parliament.
He also said the analysis "has the effect of substantially lowering the threshold required for the mitigation."
Another uncertainty is whether the Greens can get at least 4 percent of the vote, the threshold required for parliamentary representation.
Then it is less likely that any one spot will experience thermal shock above the threshold required to initiate crack growth.
The threshold required to win a seat was 4%.
Meek met the threshold required to force a primary, but decided not to challenge the endorsed candidate.
The bill gained a 23-20 vote in favor, but failed to meet the 25-vote threshold required to pass.
As a result, the party was nowhere near passing the 2% threshold required to enter the Knesset.
A further vote was taken on 8 May in order for him to officially receive 2/3 of the votes, the threshold required by the election rules.