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Overseas Voting Soars to 86.7% at Israeli Diplomatic Missions
Turnout for the 26th Knesset elections at Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide reached 86.7%, a significant increase from the previous election's 69.6%. A total of 4,218 eligible voters cast ballots at 101 polling stations across 99 missions.
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- 01Overseas voting for the 26th Knesset reached 86.7% turnout at Israeli diplomatic missions.
- 02This turnout is a significant increase of 17.1 percentage points from the previous election.
- 034,218 out of 4,863 eligible voters cast ballots at 101 polling stations worldwide.
- 04Ballot envelopes are being transferred to Israel for the upcoming vote count.
- 05The figures apply only to voters at diplomatic missions, not all Israelis abroad.
The Central Elections Committee announced the figures Friday, with ballots now en route to Israel for counting. This high participation rate means less than 650 eligible voters at these locations did not vote.
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