Voter Turnout Reaches 74.3% by 8 PM in Knesset Elections
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Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 74.3% by 8:00 PM, with over 5.4 million voters participating. This marks a significant increase of 8.3 percentage points compared to the previous elections. The Central Elections Committee praised the high public engagement and will continue to release updates until polls close at 11:00 PM.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 74.3% by 8 PM.
- Over 5.4 million voters had cast ballots by 8 PM.
- Turnout is up 8.3 percentage points from the previous elections.
- Acting Director General Dean Livne presented the latest figures.
- Turnout updates will continue every two hours until 11 PM.
As of 8:00 PM, voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections stands at 74.3%, according to data released by the Central Elections Committee. A total of 5,449,277 voters had cast their ballots across the country by this time. This figure represents an increase of 8.3 percentage points compared to the previous elections, when turnout at the same hour was only 66%. The data was presented at a press conference held by the Acting Director General of the Central Elections Committee, Adv. Dean Livne, at the committee's control center in the Knesset. The Elections Committee congratulated the public on the high participation and announced that national turnout updates will continue to be published every two hours until 11:00 PM.
