Israeli Voters Break Turnout Records in Tight Election
Record turnout and security fears shape a vote that could leave Netanyahu short of a majority, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Israelis flocked to the polls in record numbers to deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the October 7, 2023 attack. Nationwide turnout reached 44.9 percent by 2:00 pm, the highest at that point since 1973.
- Voters faced a deeply divided landscape after Netanyahu ordered wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, while his Likud party battled an opposition bloc led by centrist Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief.
- Police investigated isolated cases of voter bribery near voters' homes and arrested a man with a knife near opposition leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv during voting.
- After casting his vote, Netanyahu warned of attempts to "steal the election," while Eisenkot's Yashar party countered that the incumbent is "laying the groundwork to challenge the results."
- With no single party expected to reach the 61 seats needed for a majority in Israel's 120-member parliament, cobbling together a coalition could take months, risking new elections.
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JERUSALEM >> Israelis surged to the polls today at a pace that shattered records, to pass wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what voters described as the most consequential election in the nation’s history.
Israel Votes in First Election Since 7 Oct Attacks; High Turnout as Netanyahu Faces Crucial Test
Israel is holding its first parliamentary election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks, marking a critical test for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party. Voter turnout has surged to record levels, surpassing benchmarks from 1973 and 1988 with 45 percent casting ballots by mid-afternoon. Centrist rivals and opposition parties, including Yesh Atid, are challenging the coalition government amid sharp divides over national se…
A new four-year term for the current prime minister or an overthrow with a new government under a different coalition? The polls in Israel always hold surprises, even more so in this contest, the first since October 7, 2023
Record turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu
Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of October 7 and the multi-front regional wars that it sparked, with the trauma from the attack still fresh and questions over accountability and security central to the campaign
Turnout so far highest on record as Israelis vote in pivotal election
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Turnout so far: The elections - the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed - are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
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