Elections

Haredi parties:

These are the two conditions for ending the political crisis

Associates of haredi leader Rabbi Dov Lando affirm Degel Hatorah MKs will back dissolution unless conditions for Draft Law are secured.

Shas official:

We don’t want elections, but Draft Law deadlock is a problem

As Knesset prepares to vote on dissolution, Shas source tells Arutz Sheva the party isn’t seeking elections, but Yuli Edelstein’s inflexibility could fracture coalition unity.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen eyes political run with new party

Yossi Cohen weighing move into politics ahead of Israel's next elections, reportedly favoring the launch of a new party over joining existing factions.

Amid Holocaust memory controversy:

Poland elects right-wing historian Nawrocki

Karol Nawrocki, right-wing Holocaust revisionist historian, elected Polish president.

Romania runoffs:

Far-right leader defeated, Holocaust-minimizing party sidestepped

Romanian right-wing candidate whose party called the Holocaust a ‘minor topic’ loses presidential election.

Poll:

Yisrael Beytenu gains power; Bennett would reshape political map

New Maariv poll shows Yisrael Beytenu drawing support from center-left parties, Naftali Bennett taking votes from both sides of the aisle to become largest party in Knesset.

Otzma Yehudit rises to 11 seats in new poll

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett would relegate Likud to second-largest in the Knesset, but greatly reduce Bennett's potential partners in an anti-Netanyahu coalition.

New poll:

National Unity reaches record low, crashing if Bennett runs

New poll shows Likud party continuing to gain in polls, as Benny Gantz's National Unity drops to third-largest in the Knesset.

New poll: Party led by Yoaz Hendel would win 8 seats

New poll examines what the political map might look like if both Naftali Bennett and Yoaz Hendel founded new parties.

Poll:

Majority of Israelis support fighting until deal can be reached

New poll shows 57% of Israelis believe IDF should continue fighting powerfully in Gaza until Hamas agrees to release all hostages still held captive in Gaza.

Changes in seat distribution:

Likud leads, battle between blocs remains neck and neck

Four media outlets polled Israelis about who they would vote for and found that the Likud leads with 21-34 seats and the center-left parties would win between six and 18 seats each.

Poll: Coalition parties gain two Knesset seats

Coalition parties expected to win 54 Knesset seats, opposition parties 56, new poll indicates.

New poll indicates elections won't lead to change in government

Maariv poll reveals coalition-opposition blocs remain stable, Likud tops National Unity by five seats.

New poll:

Ben Gvir gains support as deal with Hamas progresses

New poll shows Likud party would win 22 seats, right-religious bloc just six seats less than center-left bloc.

Poll:

Coalition gains support following Trump announcement

First poll after US President Donald Trump's announcement of Gaza plan shows coalition parties gaining significant support, even if Naftali Bennett returns to politics.

Otzma Yehudit gains support following exit from coalition

New poll shows Otzma Yehudit rising to nine Knesset seats, as Likud drops to 21 following ceasefire-prisoner swap agreement with Hamas.

Haredi party warns:

'We're closer to elections than to a Draft Law'

Hasidic-haredi Agudat Yisrael faction warns that the Draft Law in its current format may bring about the end of the government.

Report:

Canadian govt. on verge of collapse; PM Trudeau to resign

Following weakening of the ruling party in Canada, Minister of Finance announces her resignation, and it is anticipated that the Prime Minister will also resign later today.

Netanyahu weighs new security-oriented political party

Among the names floated to lead the party is that of Brigadier-General Ofer Winter, who formerly served as commander of the Givati Brigade and who is identified with religious and right-wing values.

Romania:

Calin Georgescu, who praised Nazi collaborators, heads to runoffs

Far-right politician who praised Nazi collaborators shocks with top finish in Romanian presidential election.

New poll: Likud weakens, opposition parties gain power

Coalition parties projected to win 48 Knesset seats, as center-left opposition parties projected to win 62, poll shows.

Poll shows Bennett crushing the opposition

If former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett ran for re-election, his run would significantly reduce support for National Unity, Yesh Atid, and the 'Democrats,' poll shows.

Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election

Herbert Kickl and Austria's Freedom Party win national elections, taking nearly one-third of the vote. Head of Austrian Jewish Students Union: 'Herbert Kickl would have deported us.'

Poll: Likud party leading, continuing to gain support

New poll shows Likud leading second-largest party by three seats, center-left parties losing strength if former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett runs at head of new party.

Germany: AfD party projected to win elections in Thuringia

Election results are a 'clear wake-up call to the centrist parties in Germany to listen to the real concerns and fears of the people,' Conference of European Rabbis' Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt says.

Poll shows National Unity losing support

Gap between coalition and opposition narrows by two Knesset seats, new poll shows.

Likud estimates: Knesset will dissolve during winter session

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimates that if negotiations for prisoner swap fail, he will be able to approve it -even if Smotrich and Ben Gvir oppose.

Venezuela president blames 'Zionism' for 'coup d’état'

Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for protests after he is accused of stealing election.

In first since October 7: Likud regains position as largest party

New poll shows Likud leading National Unity by two seats, neither side able to form coalition.

Supreme Court:

Elections for Chief Rabbinate - no later than September 30

Following Supreme Court decision to freeze Chief Rabbinate elections, court sets September 30 deadline, orders completion of necessary processes.

Poll: Likud, National Unity, tied for top spot

Current coalition parties gaining strength, new poll shows.

Haredi MK:

We won't bring down the government, and we won't sit with Left

Haredi MK Yitzhak Pindrus says Israeli Left 'bothered by anything connected to tradition,' calls them 'irrelevant.'

Haredi MK hints elections may be on the horizon

Yesh Atid MK Naor Shiri suggests dissolving Knesset, MK Moshe Gafni responds, 'That's where we're headed.'

The fateful and painful choice awaiting the Jews of France

Millions of French citizens will today finally decide the composition of the parliament when extremists on both sides are strengthening. The choice of the Jewish community is harder than ever.

Iran elects Masoud Pezeshkian as president

Two months after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is killed in a helicopter crash, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian is elected to lead the country in his stead.

French Elections:

Right-wing National Rally in the lead first round with 34%

National Rally candidate David Attia spoke with Arutz Sheva about the importance of the elections in the country.

Poll:

United right-wing party wins 27 Knesset seats, Left weakens

If former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, former PM Naftali Bennett, and former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, joined new united right-wing party, the party would become the largest - by far - in the Knesset.

French far-right may join forces with conservatives

French conservative leader embraces Marine Le Pen’s far-right party with history of antisemitism.

Poll:

National Unity drops, right-wing parties gain

For the first time in several months, poll respondents name PM Netanyahu is their top choice for prime minster.

Liberman's plan: Create an alternate government

Opposition planning to accelerate attempts to bring down Israel's democratically-elected government.

Poll: Over half of Israelis oppose new elections

New poll shows Likud closing gap with National Unity, 54% of Israelis oppose calling new elections.

Poll: Gantz loses support, Netanyahu gains

Minister Benny Gantz's National Unity party drops two seats to 30, as PM Netanyahu's Likud party rises two seats to 19.

Britain:

Blow to the Right, Labour loses votes because of war in Gaza

Local elections in Britain reflected polls indicating a loss to the Conservative party in next year's elections | Labor Party also loses votes after refusing to call on Israel to reach a permanent ceasefire.

This is when elections might be held

A number of figures may have interests in new elections, but not all are certain to run, report says.

Poll:

Religious Zionists to receive 7 seats if election was today

The poll found that if a new center-right party, led by fmr. PM Bennett, Fmr. Mossad Chief Cohen and MK Sa'ar were formed it would receive 32 seats.

September elections?

Gantz calls to set date for new elections

Minister Benny Gantz spoke at a press conference after last night's violent protest in Jerusalem and said elections will 'prevent split' in the nation.

Sa'ar proposes: Elections in January 2025

MK Gideon Sa'ar explained the importance of going to elections against the background of the ongoing war: "Israel needs not only a soul-searching but also repair, rejuvenation, and hope."

MK Danon:

'I'm not sure Trump would have acted any differently'

MK Danny Danon says while the US wants the war to end before elections, Israel has to care only about its own interests. 'If we hadn't listened to the Americans for the past few months all this may have been behind us already.'

US elections:

Poll: Small gap in race between Biden and Trump

After Biden and Trump officially secured nominations in their respective parties, a new poll shows a very close race within the range of a sampling error.

Poll:

40% of Netanyahu bloc voters favor early elections

The National Unity Party is weakening according to the poll but still wins 35 seats. The majority of the public is in favor of establishing a commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures.

Municipal elections results:

Who will be Israel's new mayors and governors?

The polling stations in municipal elections closed and counting has begun. The voter turnout, without the “double envelopes” which contain the votes of IDF soldiers and reservists, is 49%.

Turnout in municipal elections - 45% voted by 8pm

Elections for local authorities are taking place almost without any incidents. The percentage of voting, as of 8 pm, stands at 45%. Police arrested a Beit Shemesh resident on suspicion of election bribery in the city.

Poll: Otzma Yehudit closing gap with Yesh Atid

New poll shows Otzma Yehudit rising to 10 Knesset seats, just three seats behind MK Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party.

Enough unity?

Anti-government groups to renew demonstrations

The anti-government Kaplan Force has announced an 'evening of awakening' to call for elections.

Op-ed:

Who wants elections?

It's the same people and the same messages. The motives are always the same, and only the context changes. Comrades of the right, do not be seduced by the left’s call for early elections.

Former Pakistani PM sentenced to 10 years in prison

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan was charged with displaying classified documents during a rally.

Gallant's proposal to Netanyahu and Gantz

The Defense Minister suggested that the Prime Minister and Minister Gantz agree to hold elections half a year after the end of the war or two years from now, whichever comes first.

Majority of Israelis:

Hostages' families correct in stepping up protest

Women more likely than men to support increasing scope of protests demanding to bring hostages home, poll shows.

Gideon Sa'ar: 'Now is not the time for elections'

Min. Gideon Sa'ar agrees PM Netanyahu bears responsibility for 7/10 massacre, says priority needs to be fighting Hamas. 'Now is not the time for elections.'

Liberman: This is not the time for wars between Jews

Yisrael Beytenu chair, MK Avigdor Liberman, says now is not the time for elections, sends a message to PM Netanyahu.