Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Election Day in Israel

Today is election day in Israel.   The Central Elections Committee said turnout was 66.6%, with over 3,767,000 people casting a ballot, an increased from the 64.7% voting in the 2009 election. Yahoo News has run  a series of photos, showing just why Freedom House  again has classified Israel as the only free country in the Middle east.

With 99.5% of the votes counted:
  • Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu: 31
  • Yesh Atid: 19
  • Labor: 15
  • Shas: 11
  • Habayit Hayehudi: 11
  • United Torah Judaism: 7
  • Hatnua: 6
  • Meretz: 6
  • United Arab List-Taal: 5
  • Hadash: 4
  • Balad: 3
  • Kadima: 2


Photos from Yahoo news

Druze Woman votes in Israeli  election

Arab Woman votes in Israeli election

Prisoner votes in Israeli election

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