Record Voter Turnout in Israeli Elections Reaches Highest Since 1977
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Voter turnout for Israel's 26th Knesset elections hit 31.5% by noon Tuesday, the highest since 1977. This marks a 3.1 percentage point increase from the previous election. The Central Elections Committee will provide hourly updates until polls close at 11 PM. Vote counting will begin immediately after polls close, with final results released gradually.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 31.5% by noon, the highest since 1977.
- Turnout is up 3.1 percentage points compared to the previous election at the same time.
- The Central Elections Committee will provide national turnout updates every two hours.
- Vote counting will begin immediately after polls close at 11 PM.
- Partial results will be released gradually and are subject to change.
Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 31.5% by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, marking the highest figure for that time of day since 1977, according to the Central Elections Committee. This represents a 3.1 percentage point increase compared to the previous election, where turnout stood at 28.4% at the same hour. The gap widened from earlier in the day, with 16.68% turnout by 10:00 AM, compared to 15.9% in the previous election. These figures were presented by Acting Director General of the Central Elections Committee, Adv. Dean Livne, during a press conference. The committee will continue to release national turnout updates every two hours until 11:00 PM. Vote counting will commence immediately after polls close, with manual counting of ballots at each polling station. Results will be documented and processed, and special procedures will be in place to prevent double voting among voters with special arrangements. Final results will be published gradually as counting progresses, with the committee emphasizing that early figures are partial and subject to change. "The Barometer" by JDN News will aggregate exit poll data from five news channels at 10:00 PM, alongside its own weighted poll, and will later display official results as they are updated by the Elections Committee.
