Israel's Central Elections Committee rejects request to extend voting hours
- Israel’s Central Elections Committee rejected Likud’s request to extend voting hours beyond 10 p.m. during the 26th Knesset election.
- Otzma Yehudit and Shas supported the request, citing crowded polling stations and long lines.
- The committee said voters who joined queues before closing time would still be allowed to vote.
- Turnout reached 66.7% by 6 p.m., the highest recorded for that hour since 1973, according to the committee.
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Israel's Central Election Commission (CEC) is considering requests from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party to extend voting at polling stations across the country, the Commission's Acting Director General Din Livneh said.
Israeli conservative parties lose last-ditch bid to extend voting
Israeli election officials rejected a last-ditch effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its conservative allies to extend voting hours Tuesday, as record turnout fueled concerns within the ruling coalition about its prospects in the country’s first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. Likud petitioned the Central Election Committee to […]
Participation continues to break historical records: 74.3% until 8 p.m., only below the 1988 elections. This is how the elections go.
Voting in Israel's parliamentary elections is coming to an end with a massive turnout, with turnout already exceeding the final percentage of the previous elections. The Central Election Commission rejected a request by Likud and allied parties for a general extension, maintaining the closing time at 10:00 p.m. According to the latest figures, 74.3% of registered voters, or more than 5.4 million citizens, had voted by 8:00 p.m. This is the highe…
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