Who are Israel's principal parties in the election?
Polls opened for 7.3 million eligible voters as parties compete for control of the 120-seat Knesset and Netanyahu faces a test of support.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, polls opened across Israel as 7,331,981 eligible voters cast ballots in the country's 26th Knesset election, widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.
- Israel's political blocs remain deadlocked following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, with major parties including Netanyahu's Likud and a new opposition alliance, B'Yachad, formed by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.
- The Haredi Public Party noted nearly 33% of first graders are in ultra-Orthodox school systems without core curriculum, while multiple factions demanded universal military service to address national security and economic burdens.
- After votes are tallied, President Isaac Herzog will consult party leaders before tasking a lawmaker with government formation, granting 28 days to build a coalition with a possible 14-day extension.
- Voters described the election as a celebration of democracy and an opportunity for change after four years of instability, with many Israelis expressing a desire for new leadership to restore national unity and address security challenges.
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Israeli voters are called to the polls on Tuesday 27 October for the renewal of the Knesset, the parliament of the Hebrew state – a first since the terrorist attack of 7 October 2023. One of the challenges of the election is whether or not the outgoing Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, remains in power.
Israel needs change: Voters, Democrats leader Yair Golan, Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir exercise franchise - The Tribune
As polling stations opened across Israel on Tuesday, voters urged citizens to exercise their democratic right to vote, with some calling for political change, national unity and a better future for the country.
"Israel needs change": Voters, Democrats leader Yair Golan, Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir exercise franchise
As polling stations opened across Israel on Tuesday, voters urged citizens to exercise their democratic right to vote, with some calling for political change, national unity and a better future for the country.
Israelis head to the polls early Tuesday morning to elect the 120 members of the 26th Knesset, in a highly critical contest in which neither of the two main blocs - neither the coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition - has a secure majority. Netanyahu is expected to remain caretaker prime minister until the new government is sworn in, regardless of the outcome. Polls opened at 07:00 in 12,018 polling stations for 7,331,981 registe…
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