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Israelis to head to polls as voting begins in pivotal Knesset election

by Siddy Dealzi 1 weeks ago

Polls opened across Israel on Tuesday morning as eligible voters head to the polls to elect the country's next Knesset in a pivotal race pitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his sitting coalition against the opposition bloc seeking to replace him.

Within the opposition bloc, Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has taken the lead ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud in the majority of recent polling, though neither bloc still appears able to secure a 61-seat Knesset majority.

Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m., and exit polls are expected at 10:00 p.m., offering preliminary projections of the election results. The official results will be finalized in the coming days, following the completion of the vote count.

Voting at Israeli diplomatic missions abroad concluded on October 16, while voting at some military bases began last week.

The fateful elections will be the first to take place since the , with the political landscape and the issues at the forefront of voters’ minds having shifted significantly since the previous vote in 2022.

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