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The extended period of political deadlock that led up to the election was the result of four inconclusive elections (April 2019, September 2019, 2020, and 2021).In April and September 2019, neither incumbent Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor leader of the main opposition party Blue and White, Benny Gantz, was able to muster a 61-seat governing majority, leading to fresh elections.
Voting booths are made available on Israeli ships. Elections are overseen by the Central Elections Committee, and are held according to the Knesset Elections Law. Israel was ranked 47th most electoral democratic country in the world and the most electoral democratic country in the Middle East according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023. [4] [5]
Israeli TV exit polls produced differing results about who will emerge as the leader of the largest single party, and the polls have been wrong in the past. So both sides still have all to play for.
The next election is scheduled to be held no later than 27 October 2026. [1] In late February 2024 Yoav Krakowsky, an Israeli journalist and radio reporter, suggested during an edition of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation's Friday evening magazine programme that they would take place in January or February 2025. [12]
Speaking on a potential hostage deal with Hamas, Netanyahu told CNN Israel will keep trying to secure a deal that would see the release of 100 hostages in exchange for a six week pause in fighting.
Even as Israeli election exit polls showed a near-dead heat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory. Israeli election near-deadlock again, but Netanhayu declares ‘great victory ...
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Ahead of the April 2019 election, the leader of the Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, and the leader of the Israel Resilience Party, Benny Gantz, announced the formation of a joint list known as "Blue and White", which also included the Telem party, led by Moshe Ya'alon, and Independent politician Gabi Ashkenazi.