Participation in the Israeli legislative elections reached 77.7%, the highest in 25 years, according to the Central Election Commission. The rate exceeds 2022 in almost eight points and reflects strong civic engagement.
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27/10/2026
by
Lusa
A final participation in today’s Israeli legislative elections reached 77.7%, almost eight points above the previous (2022) and the highest rate since 2001, informed the Central Election Commission.
In the first Israeli legislative elections since the attacks of the Islamist Hamas movement against the country in 2023, a total of 5,695,682 Israelis went to the polling tables, closed at 10 p.m. (local time; 8 p.m. in mainland Portugal), the same source was advanced.
The vote continued after closing time at the voting places where there were still queues to vote.