Elections

First Pre-Election Poll: Likud Up, Barak Out

The Likud is way head of the pack in the first pre-election poll, carried out for the Knesset Channel. Barak is behind the “eight ball.”

Report: PM Will Announce New Elections Sunday

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to announce early elections at the next Likud faction meeting.

Rivlin: This Will Be the Current Knesset's Last Session

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin at the opening of the Knesset’s summer session: Everyone agrees that we need elections.

Lieberman Wants Elections 'As Soon as Possible'

Foreign minister and Yisrael Bateinu party head Avigdor Lieberman says he wants elections as soon as can be arranged, preferably July

Netanyahu: Decision on Elections Within Two Weeks

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Likud ministers today that he will decide about new elections after a feasibility study is made

Poll: Netanyahu Maintains Power, Even in Early Elections

Poll conducted for the Yisrael Hayom newspaper gives Netanyahu's Likud 31 seats. Kadima and Mofaz drop from 28 to 13.

Mofaz: It's Me or Netanyahu

Opposition leader MK Shaul Mofaz: the real battle in the next election will be between me and Netanyahu.

Early Elections May Help Netanyahu Get Rid of Barak

If Netanyahu calls elections, Ehud Barak, a thorn in the coalition’s official backing of Judea and Samaria, could be out in the cold.

Netanyahu: I Won't Give in to Blackmail

As talks of an election continue, Netanyahu indicates he won't hesitate to go to elections if he is "blackmailed" by coalition partners.

Lieberman Threatens to Leave Coalition

"We are not hostages," Foreign Minister says, who expects support for his universal national service bill.

Report: Netanyahu Planning Election in the Coming Months

PM Netanyahu has held discussions with faction leaders and discussed the possibility of holding elections in the coming months.

Bibi: No Early Elections

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu entered his fourth year as Israel's leader saying he had too many plans to consider early elections now.

Yechimovich: I am Running for Prime Minister

Labor leader says Netanyahu's hubris will cost him the nation's leadership.

Poll: Livni Defeat would Buoy Nationalist Camp

A victory by Mofaz in Kadima primaries would enlarge nationalist camp in elections, Knesset Channel poll says.

Obama’s Popularity on the Rise; Gingrich Sinks

The popularity of President Obama has risen to 50 percent, the highest in nearly a year. His biggest campaign asset is a fractured GOP.

Ayatollah, Radical Islam Wins Big in Iran's Parliamentary Poll

With 90% of the votes counted, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears to be the big loser against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini.

Video: Obama Campaign Video Features Barak, Peres – and Bibi

Obama pulls out all stops to show himself as pro-Israel in a campaign video. Barak, Peres and even Netanyahu praise him.

Feiglin to PM: Likud Primaries? Bring it On!

Moshe Feiglin, head of the Likud's Manhigut Yehudit faction, is planning to again take on Binyamin Netanyahu for leadership of the Likud.

Tunisia Extends State of Emergency

The nation that gave birth to the Jasmine Revolution and the Arab Spring has just extended its state of emergency for the rest of the year.

US, Britain Praise Egypt's First Post-Mubarak Poll

The US and Britain are congratulating Egypt on completing the first historic round of three parliamentary polls to elect a new government.

Abbas: PA Elections in May 2012

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says elections for a Fatah-Hamas unity gov't will be held next May; dismisses concerns over Hamas' Israel stance.

Tunisia: Islamist Party Big Electoral Winner

The Islamist Ennahda Party won 41% of the seats in Tunisia's first electoral contest since the country initiated the Arab Spring uprising.

The Return of the Tsar

How Putin Arranged His Return to the Presidency

The false suspense ended as Dimitry Medvedev announced Putin's candidacy.Here is the story of the buildup; elections are a formality.

'Ketzaleh': Poll Signals Netanyahu Demise

National Union leader cites poll showing weaker Likud, stronger NU, as sign Netanyahu is beginning to crash.

Social Justice May Boomerang at the Polls

A new poll shows the reaction at the polls could be a slap in the face to Kadima without hurting nationalist and religious parties.

PA Set to Approve October 2011 Elections

The PLO executive committee agreed on October 2011 for municipal elections, just one month after its planned statehood bid at the UN.