Israel Heads to Polls for 26th Knesset Elections
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Israelis are voting today in the 26th Knesset elections, with over 7.3 million eligible voters at 12,018 polling stations. Voting closes at 10:00 PM, with exit polls released immediately after and final results expected by Thursday. Special polling stations are available for soldiers, hospital patients, and prisoners.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israelis are voting today for the 26th Knesset elections at 12,018 polling stations.
- Over 7.3 million eligible voters are participating in the national election.
- Voting stations will be open until 10:00 PM, with earlier closing in small towns.
- Exit polls will be released at 10:00 PM, with final results expected by Thursday.
- Special polling stations are set up for IDF soldiers, hospital patients, and prisoners.
Israelis are heading to the polls today, Tuesday, for the 26th Knesset elections. Voting stations across the country opened this morning and will remain open until 10:00 PM, with a slightly earlier closing time of 8:00 PM in smaller communities. A total of 7,331,981 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots at 12,018 polling stations. Additional special ballot boxes will be available for soldiers in the IDF, patients in hospitals, inmates in prisons, and other designated locations. Citizens can verify their eligibility and find their polling station on the Ministry of Interior's website. Television channels will broadcast exit polls immediately after polls close at 10:00 PM, with official results expected to begin emerging overnight. The counting of double envelopes is scheduled to commence tomorrow morning, and final results are not anticipated until Thursday.
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