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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Knesset Election Turnout Hits 77.7%, Highest Since 1999

Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections on October 27 reached 77.7%, the highest since 1999. This figure represents 5,695,682 voters, a 7.1 percentage point increase from the 2022 election. The Central Elections Committee reported the numbers after polls closed.

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Knesset Election Turnout Hits 77.7%, Highest Since 1999
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What happened

  1. 01Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 77.7% on October 27.
  2. 02This is the highest voter turnout since the 1999 elections.
  3. 03A total of 5,695,682 Israelis cast their ballots.
  4. 04Turnout was 7.1 percentage points higher than the 2022 election.
  5. 05The 1999 election had a turnout of 78.7% by 10:00 PM.
  6. 06The 1973 election saw 78.6% turnout by the same time.

The 1999 election saw 78.7% turnout by this time, and the 1973 election had 78.6%.

Translated and summarized by baba from NEWSru Israel, the latest report. Read NEWSru Israel’s original

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