Israeli Soldiers Begin Voting in 26th Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Israeli soldiers started voting on Wednesday for the 26th Knesset elections at over 850 polling stations, with ballot counting to begin next Tuesday. Overseas voting concluded with an 86.7% turnout, a notable increase from the previous election. Ballots from abroad will be transported to Israel for the final count.
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- Israeli soldiers began voting Wednesday for the 26th Knesset elections at over 850 polling stations.
- Overseas voting for the 26th Knesset elections concluded with an 86.7% turnout.
- The 86.7% overseas turnout is a 17.1 percentage point increase from the previous Knesset election.
- Voting began in New Zealand and concluded on the U.S. West Coast due to time differences.
- Soldiers' ballots will be counted after regular polling stations close next Tuesday.
Israeli soldiers began casting their ballots on Wednesday for the 26th Knesset elections. The Central Elections Committee has set up over 850 polling stations for military personnel, including mobile units, across all fronts. The vote count for soldiers' ballots will commence after the regular polling stations close next Tuesday at 10 PM.
Separately, the Central Elections Committee announced the conclusion of voting at Israeli embassies and consulates worldwide for the same election. A participation rate of 86.7% was recorded among eligible voters, with 4,218 individuals casting ballots out of 4,863 registered voters. This represents a significant increase of 17.1 percentage points compared to the 25th Knesset elections, where the turnout was 69.6%.
The overseas voting process involved 101 ballot boxes distributed across 99 Israeli missions. Voting commenced at the Israeli Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, due to time differences, and concluded on the U.S. West Coast. The committee confirmed that the ballot envelopes will be transported to Israel for counting as part of the overall 26th Knesset election process.
