Israel's Election Committee Assigns Ballot Symbols to Parties
Israel's Central Elections Committee has finalized the ballot symbols for political parties participating in the upcoming elections. The Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will retain its traditional 'Mem-Chet' (מחל) symbol. Gadi Eisenkot's party will use 'Dalet-Reish-Heh' (דרך), while Naftali Bennett's party will be represented by 'Reish-Kaf' (רק).
Notably, Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party secured the 'Bet' (ב) symbol, a historically significant letter for the now-defunct National Religious Party (Mafdal). Bennett had initially requested the 'Bet' symbol, but it was ultimately assigned to Ben-Gvir. Yair Golan's The Democrats will use 'Aleph-Mem-Tav' (אמת).
The committee also approved 'Heh' (ה) for the party 'Gan Eden' led by Yeshua Ben David, after rejecting their initial request for 'Yud-Heh' (יה) due to concerns about public sentiment. The United Arab List (Ra'am) was approved conditionally, pending a Supreme Court decision. The Joint List's initial request for 'Kaf-Yud' (קה) was also rejected, and they were assigned 'Kaf' (ק) instead, also pending a Supreme Court ruling.
Other assigned symbols include 'Kaf-Lamed' (כל) for Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu, 'Tet-Zayin' (טז) for the Religious Zionism party led by Bezalel Smotrich and Moshe Feiglin's Zehut, and 'Gimel' (ג) for United Torah Judaism.
The committee's decisions finalize the symbols that voters will see on their ballots, a crucial step in the electoral process.
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