Record Voter Turnout Reported by Mid-Afternoon in Israeli Elections
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
As of 4:00 PM on election day for the 26th Knesset, 55.7% of eligible voters had cast ballots, totaling over 4 million people. This turnout is the highest recorded at this hour and is up 8.2 percentage points from the previous election. The Central Elections Committee announced the figures and praised the public's participation.
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- 55.7% of eligible voters had cast ballots by 4:00 PM in the 26th Knesset elections.
- Over 4.08 million Israelis had voted by 4:00 PM on election day.
- This turnout is the highest recorded at this hour in Israeli election history.
- Turnout is up 8.2 percentage points compared to the 25th Knesset elections at the same time.
- Acting Director-General Dean Livne announced the figures at a press conference.
As of 4:00 PM on election day for the 26th Knesset, 55.7% of eligible voters, totaling 4,085,075 individuals, had cast their ballots. This marks the highest voter turnout recorded at this hour since the Central Elections Committee began tracking the data. The current turnout represents an increase of 8.2 percentage points compared to the elections for the 25th Knesset, when turnout stood at 47.5% at the same time.
These figures were announced by Acting Director-General of the Central Elections Committee, Adv. Dean Livne, during a press conference held at the committee's control center in the Knesset. The committee expressed its satisfaction with the public's broad participation as polling stations across the country continued to operate towards the evening's decisive hours.
