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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.
Elections in Israel are based on nationwide proportional representation. The electoral threshold is currently set at 3.25%, [ 1 ] with the number of seats a party receives in the Knesset being proportional to the number of votes it receives.
Municipal elections in Israel took place on 27 February 2024 amidst the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. [1] In accordance with changes made in 2018 , election day will be a paid day off work. [ 2 ] All municipalities , local councils and regional councils will be up for election, as will their leaders.
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 23 March 2021 to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset. It was the fourth Knesset election in two years, amidst the continued political deadlock following the previous three elections in April 2019, September 2019 and 2020.
[3] [4] Following his election, Horowitz formed an alliance with the Israel Democratic Party and the Green Party, named the Democratic Union. [5] The alliance won five seats in the election. [6] In the 2020 election, Meretz ran in a joint list with the Israeli Labor Party and Gesher, which won seven seats. [7]
The election was part of the 2024 Israeli municipal elections. Originally scheduled for 31 October 2023, the elections were delayed due to the Israel–Hamas war until 30 January 2024, and then further delayed until 27 February 2024, because of the large number of candidates serving as reservists .
A day before the election, the District Court decision was reversed by the Supreme Court of Israel, who ruled that the results of the election will be final. [21] [22] Outgoing leader Merav Michaeli publicly congratulated Golan, writing, "Good luck to Yair and the party." Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, also publicly congratulated ...
The 120 seats in the Knesset are elected by closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The electoral threshold for the election is 3.25%. In most cases, this implies a minimum party size of four seats, but it is mathematically possible for a party to pass the electoral threshold and have only three seats (since 3.25% of 120 members = 3.9 members).