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  • Israel Election (Israel Election Thread)

    09/17/2019 11:48:25 AM PDT · by goldstategop · 99 replies
    Vox ^ | 09/17/2019 | Zack Beauchamp
    The last one, held in April, looked like a victory for Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party. But when Netanyahu failed to get enough support from smaller parties to form a government, he was forced to call new elections. So here we are. The polling for the new election is too close to call. Likud is locked in a tight race with the centrist Blue and White party, which is leading the opposition. The ultimate outcome depends on a lot of things that are really hard to predict, ranging from minor party vote share to post-election parliamentary haggling.
  • Netanyahu declares victory in election; Herzog says Likud celebration is premature [Israel]

    03/17/2015 2:12:21 PM PDT · by Star Traveler · 150 replies
    The Jerusalem Post ^ | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | Staff
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory after the first exit polls released following Tuesday's elections showed the Likud ahead of, or tied with, the Zionist Union. Netanyahu wrote on his Facebook page: "Against all odds, a great victory for the Likud, for the nationalist camp led by the Likud, and for the people of Israel." The numbers for Netanyahu's Likud were better than expected after pre-election polls had showed him trailing Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union by as much as five mandates. The Zionist Union rejected conjecture that the results of the exit polls show that Netanyahu will form the next...
  • Live: Election Results

    03/17/2015 5:31:25 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 59 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 18/3/15
    Yachad is over the threshold and in the Knesset, Bayit Yehudi got 6.13% of the vote, Likud got near 25%, Avoda (Labor) just 18%, Yesh Atid a paltry 8 point something.
  • Live thread: Israelis vote for 20th Knesset (polls close at 4pm EDT)

    03/17/2015 5:18:27 AM PDT · by Dave346 · 289 replies
    i24 News ^ | live
    Polls scheduled to close 10pm local time / 4pm EDT. Turnout as of 9am was 7.4%, at 10am was 13.7%, and at 12pm was 26.5%. Exit polls will be released when polls close in less than 8 hours. For live coverage in English, click on link below:
  • Live thread: Israeli election results (Polls close at 3pm ET)

    01/22/2013 11:31:53 AM PST · by Dave346 · 69 replies
    Turnout is highest since 1999. Netanyahu is favored to win his 3rd term as PM.