Joint List Ousts Likud as Largest Party in Nof HaGalil
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The Joint List has become the largest party in Nof HaGalil, surpassing the Likud in the latest Knesset elections. The Joint List received 31.65% of the vote, while the Likud garnered 21.31%. Voter turnout in the city increased by over 8 percentage points to 61.19%. The city's population is composed of roughly 47% Jewish and 39% Arab residents.
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- The Joint List is now the largest party in Nof HaGalil, overtaking the Likud.
- The Joint List secured 31.65% of the votes in Nof HaGalil.
- The Likud party came in second with 21.31% of the votes.
- Voter turnout in Nof HaGalil rose to 61.19%.
- Yisrael Beiteinu placed third with 13.73% of the vote.
- Nof HaGalil's population is nearly half Jewish and over a third Arab.
The city formerly known as Nazareth Illit, now Nof HaGalil, has seen a significant shift in its electoral landscape. In the latest Knesset elections, the Joint List emerged as the largest party in the city, securing 31.65% of the votes, while the Likud party was relegated to second place with 21.31%. This marks a substantial change from previous elections, where Likud held the leading position.
The Joint List garnered 8,216 votes in Nof HaGalil, a considerable increase from the 4,962 votes its constituent parties (Hadash-Ta'al and Balad) received when running separately in the previous election. This represents an addition of 3,254 votes for the bloc. Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Avigdor Lieberman, came in third with 3,564 votes (13.73%), an increase in vote count from the prior election but a decrease in its relative share.
Ra'am also saw an increase in its vote count, rising from 424 votes to 936. Conversely, Otzma Yehudit and the Religious Zionism party, which ran together previously, maintained their combined strength when competing separately, with a slight increase of 19 votes.
Turnout in Nof HaGalil also increased significantly, reaching 61.19% in the recent election, an improvement of approximately 8.4 percentage points compared to the previous election's 52.80%. The number of eligible voters also grew from 40,467 to 42,425.
According to Central Bureau of Statistics data from the end of 2024, Nof HaGalil's population is approximately 47% Jewish and 39% Arab, with Christians making up about 23% and Muslims 16% of the Arab population.
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