Fastest Turnout in 45 Years as Israelis Pass Wartime Judgment on Netanyahu - BusinessWorld Online
The Central Elections Committee said 16.7% of eligible voters cast ballots in the first three hours as Israelis weighed Netanyahu’s wartime leadership.
- On Tuesday, Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in 45 years, passing wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks.
- Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader with 19 years in office, faces intense scrutiny over security failures and polarizing policies that critics argue have deepened international isolation and weakened democratic institutions.
- Challenger Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, campaigns on accountability, stating, "I am convinced that by the end of today, we will see a change." His platform appeals to security hawks and those opposing Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
- Arab voters are participating in "unprecedented" numbers, with Islamist Ra'am party head Mansour Abbas hoping turnout will surpass 70 per cent in Arab communities, prompting far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to warn of Abbas-led government.
- Opinion polls show a tight race with neither leader facing an easy path to power; Netanyahu could remain as caretaker if neither candidate forms a coalition within Israel's 120-seat parliament.
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In Israel, there is a high turnout, and Prime Minister Netanyahu and his challenger Gadi Eisenkot have already cast their vote. The latter speaks of a "wind of change".
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Irish ExaminerFastest turnout in 45 years as Israelis pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu
Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in 45 years on Tuesday, passing wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what voters described as the most consequential election in their history. In the first election since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, voters are passionately engaged over the trauma of the country’s […]
Israel Elections: High Voter Turnout Recorded as Benjamin Netanyahu Urges Citizens to Cast Ballots
Voting is underway across Israel, with voter turnout crossing 16 per cent in the initial hours, marking the highest rate recorded at this stage since 1981. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, cast their votes at a polling station in Jerusalem. Netanyahu hailed the voter turnout while calling on right-wing voters to head to the ballots. In a ground report from a polling station in Jerusalem, voters were seen lining up to cast ba…
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the opposition: “There are airs of change” Around 7.3 million people are called to vote in the first elections after the attacks of October 7, 2023 Polls point to both opponents and the current coalition of government being left far from the majority
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