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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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What happened
- 01Voter turnout for the 26th Knesset elections reached 77.7% on October 27.
- 02This is the highest voter turnout since the 1999 elections.
- 03A total of 5,695,682 Israelis cast their ballots.
- 04Turnout was 7.1 percentage points higher than the 2022 election.
- 05The 1999 election had a turnout of 78.7% by 10:00 PM.
- 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%.
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