Israeli Elections
Some 4,843,023 people, or 71.3% of eligible voters, cast ballots in the elections for the 25th Knesset.
“Vote wisely; vote for the State of Israel, the future of our children and our future in general,“ says Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Some 6,788,804 people are eligible to cast a ballot for any of the 39 parties contesting the election, at more than 12,000 stations set up across the country.
Outgoing administration slammed for concessions to Lebanon, praised for increased elimination of terrorists, shadow war against Iran.
The closures went into effect at 12:01 a.m. and will continue until 11:59 p.m., barring unforeseen security developments, according to the Israeli military.
“The Israeli occupation is what started it all, and everything is derived from it,” says lawmaker Ofer Cassif from the predominantly Arab political party.
“The results may or may not be to your liking, but the vote of the Israeli people should be respected,” the Israeli president said.
Democracies with proportional representation usually have higher voting rates.
Nov. 1 will mark Israel’s fifth time voting in 43 months. That’s quite a record. We take a look at some other interesting statistics around the election.
His political future might then depend on what Shas and United Torah Judaism decide.
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses MK Ram Ben Barak of incitement; Ben Barak: “I would never compare anyone in Israel and the world to Hitler.”
