Five things you need to know about tomorrow’s Israeli election
Five things to know about how the Israeli elections work.
Five things to know about how the Israeli elections work.
When the 19th Knesset was sworn in on March 18, 2013, it marked only the second time in 29 years that a new coalition was formed without any of the Haredi parties.
The international press may have paid less attention this time around, but Israel held its second set of elections within one year yesterday – this time voting for mayors and city councils.
The first session of the newly elected 19th Knesset opened in Jerusalem.
Forging a coalition is, without a doubt, the most difficult part of the election process in Israel.
His party shrunk, his opponents grew and his challengers multiplied.
A few observations about the Israeli election results:
Remember the second U.S. presidential debate in October, when the incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney stood about six inches from each other, with one interrupting the other at every turn?
Uncertainty is an inherent condition of democratic politics, but one outcome is all but certain in next week’s Israeli elections: the right wing will win and the left wing will lose.
Tzipi Livni, the former head of Kadima, said the centrist political party would not be in existence by the next Knesset elections.