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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.
[15] [16] There have also been calls for a snap election once the war is over. Minister of Labor Yoav Ben-Tzur said that an election should occur within 90 days of the end of the war, [17] although he later walked those statements back. [18] Polling suggests that 64% of Israelis believe that an election should happen as soon as the war is over ...
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.
This article lists the results of such polls. The date range for these opinion polls is from the 2022 Israeli legislative election, held on 1 November, to the present day. In keeping with the election silence law, no polls may be published from the end of the Friday before the election until the polling stations close on election day at 22:00. [1]
The 2022 Israeli legislative election was held using closed list proportional representation. Each party presented a list of candidates to the Central Elections Committee prior to the election. [ 1 ]
Indirect presidential elections were held in Israel on 2 June 2021. [1] The President of Israel is elected by members of the Knesset for a single seven-year term. Incumbent President Reuven Rivlin, [2] who had been in office since 24 July 2014, was ineligible for re-election. The presidency is a largely ceremonial position, wielding little real ...