Netanyahu Makes Emergency Election Request As Israel Sees Record Voter Turnout
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Likud, party of the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, petitioned the Central Electoral Commission to extend voting time in the elections on Tuesday (27). In most polling stations, the vote is scheduled to end at 10pm (17h in Brasília). Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
Netanyahu Makes Emergency Election Request As Israel Sees Record Voter Turnout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political allies are making a last-minute push to keep polling stations open longer Tuesday as voters turn out in historic numbers for an election that could determine whether the country’s longest-serving leader remains in power. Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party formally requested that Israel’s Central Elections Committee extend voting […]
"We submitted a request to extend voting time! Vote only on Likud," the party wrote on its Telegram channel.
"Nothing has happened to justify the approval of this request, the aim of which is to pave the way for allegations that question the integrity of the elections, prolonging Netanyahu's lies," Yasar said.
Israel's parliamentary elections are underway with high turnout and intense political debate. Turnout reached 55.7% by 4 p.m., the highest at that time since 1973. If the current turnout rate continues, the final national turnout could top 80% for the first time since 1969. In the 1973 elections, overall turnout was 78.6%, with 54.1% of registered voters having cast their ballots by 4 p.m. Most polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and were origina…
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