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Democrats Party Closes Voter Registry with Record 112,000 Members Ahead of Primaries
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By קובי ישראל
First reported by Srugim · Jul 14, 2026
What happened
The Democrats party in Israel closed its voter registry with a record 112,376 members ahead of July 20 primaries, marking the largest membership since the 1990s and highlighting their democratic candidate selection process.
- 01The Democrats party closed its voter registry with over 112,000 members for July 20 primaries.
- 02This is the highest membership count for the party since the 1990s.
- 0351 candidates will compete for Knesset list positions in the primaries.
- 04Party CEO Omer Loveton Granot criticized Likud's centralized candidate selection.
- 05Democrats claim to be Israel's largest democratic party with a strong internal democracy.
- 06The primaries will determine the party list for the 27th Knesset elections.
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