Opposition condemns Netanyahu’s bid to extend voting hours in pivotal Israeli election – live updates
The election has seen a record turnout of voters with Likud party requesting an extension to voting hours What you need to know about Israel’s election Across Israel, voting is now under way.
- Almost 45 percent of Israeli voters had cast their ballots by mid-afternoon.
- Almost 45% of the electorate had voted by 2 p.m., the highest share since such records began in 1973.
- The highly anticipated vote is expected to be a close-fought contest, and perhaps even a stalemate.
The election has seen a record turnout of voters with Likud party requesting an extension to voting hours What you need to know about Israel’s election Across Israel, voting is now under way.
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.
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