Posts Tagged: election
Iran Vote Turnout Hits Historic Low Amid Discontent
Turnout for Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy, appears to have hit a historic low of around 41%, according...
Erdogan Defies Predictions of Political Demise Ahead of Turkey Election Runoff
President Tayyip Erdogan has defied forecasts of his political demise in Turkey's elections, rallying voters with a potent mix of religious conservatism and nationalism that...
Turkey Election Rivals Both Claim Early Lead but Runoff Likely
Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election with the parties of Tayyip Erdogan and opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu each claiming the lead but sources...
Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Demands Halt to Soccer Matches Being Held on Shabbat
The chairman of Israel’s far-right Religious Zionist party Bezalel Smotrich demanded a halt to professional soccer games being held on Shabbat, the Jewish day of...
Majority of Israelis Support Maritime Deal, Poll Shows
i24 News - The majority of Israelis support the maritime border deal with Lebanon, believing it was the appropriate measure notwithstanding the coincidence with the...
Arab Lawmaker Returns to Israel’s Governing Coalition, Averting New Elections
Arab lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi on Sunday announced her comeback to support Israel’s governing coalition, averting the threat of new elections. MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi from...
MK Tibi of Joint Arab List Calls on Parties to ‘Combat and Confront’ Netanyahu
Israeli Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi of the Joint Arab List said that "opposition parties" should "combat and confront" Israel's Netanyahu following the latter's electoral...
After Elections, Netanyahu Loyalist Says Israel ‘Delighted’ to Renew Palestinian Talks
Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud) said yesterday in an interview that the new government is willing to return to the negotiation...
Top Democratic Pollster Says Israeli Election a ‘Stunning Rebuke’ to Obama
Top Democratic pollster and political strategist Douglas Schoen weighed in on yesterday's Israeli election in an interview with The Algemeiner on Wednesday, calling Israeli Prime...
Reports Indicate Israeli Election Not Free From Irregularities
Reports emerged late on Tuesday of several allegations of voter fraud in Israel's general election that saw Prime Minister Netanyahu emerge as a clear victor. Some...
Cost of Living and Security Among Leading Factors as Israelis Explain Voting Choices
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published reactions from Israeli voters to Tuesday's elections following the release of exit polls late in the day showing a tie...
Herzog and Livni Form Pact to Challenge Netanyahu
JNS.org - Israeli Labor party leader Isaac Herzog and Hatnuah party leader Tzipi Livni have announced that they will unite their parties and run...
Poll: Economic Issues are Top Priority for 43% of Likely Israeli Voters
Times of Israel - As much as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-Beytenu alliance might want to make this election about security and diplomacy,...
Amir Peretz to Seek Labor Party Chairmanship
Israeli Knesset member Amir Peretz will announce his candidacy for chairman of the Labor Party, Israel's Channel 2 has reported. This comes two months after Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced that...
