תגית: Elections

Ahead of elections: Likud searches for political defectors

Likud has established a team of MKs and strategic advisers to examine candidates from Gadi Eisenkot's party, aiming to persuade lawmakers to join the right-wing bloc…

Palestinian vice president hits back at Israeli foreign minister, says Israel forced delay in elections

Hamas facing internal unrest as Israel detects plans for renewed attacks, official says

Asked about the possibility of a large-scale confrontation with Hamas before Israel's October 27 elections, the official assessed the likelihood as low.

Israel’s election is a choice between sanity and political survival – opinion

A sane government does not demonize an entire sector of society. It brings it in – into the army or national service, the workforce and shared…

‘Peace is not in people’s minds’: October 7 scars take center stage for first-time voters

Over half a million Israelis will cast a ballot for the first time in this month's election, and polls indicate they have a clear right-wing slant

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil 'Cockroach' youth movement protests

The protest was aimed at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a revision of voter lists that critics say benefits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya…

The electoral threshold is distorting Israel's democracy – time to rethink it – opinion

Israel’s electoral threshold was designed to improve governability. Instead, it can distort election results and leave voters without representation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, and his wife Sara, centre left, attend a state memorial for those killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, on Monday. Netanyahu is facing both an election and f