General election in Israel 2015

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(in %)
 %
30th
20th
10
0
23.40
18.67
10.61
8.82
7.49
6.74
5.74
5.10
13.42
Gains and losses
compared to 2013
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+0.06
+2.29
+1.41
-5.51
+5.41
-2.38
-3.01
+5.10
-3.38
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Remarks:
a 2013: together with Jisra'el Beitenu
b 2013: Awoda (11.39%) and Ha-Tnu'a (4.99%) with separate lists
c 2013: Ra'am (3.65%), Chadasch (2.99%) and Balad (2.56%) with separate lists
e The last chairman, Kadimas Akram Hasson, stood for Kulanu.
i thereof United Torah Judaism 4.99%, Meretz 3.93%, Jachad 2.97%
Distribution of seats in the 20th Knesset
13
5
24
11
10
6th
30th
8th
7th
6th
13 5 24 11 10 6th 30th 8th 7th 6th 
A total of 120 seats
Israeli voting booth

The 2015 parliamentary elections in Israel took place on March 17, 2015. The 20th Knesset was elected . It was an early election ; the previous election took place on January 22, 2013 . According to the official final result, Likud had 30 and the Zionist Union 24 of the 120 seats in the Knesset; the challenger Herzog congratulated Netanyahu on his victory.

Netanyahu dismissed his centrist finance and justice ministers in the wake of a government crisis that was sparked in particular by the question of the decision on a bill on the “Jewish nation state”. The Knesset then decided to dissolve it in early December 2014 (first reading: December 3; second and third reading: December 8).

In the 2013 election there was the last time there was a 2 percent hurdle ; on March 11, 2014, the Knesset decided to raise the threshold to 3.25 percent.

Parties

In contrast to the 2013 election, the two conservative parties Likud ran separately from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jisra'el Beitenu from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ; in the last election they ran together under the name Likud Jisra'el bejtejnu . In return for this election, the two left-wing parties Avoda of opposition leader Yitzchak Herzog and Ha-Tnu'a of ex-Justice Minister Tzipi Livni put together an electoral list called the Zionist Union .

For the national religious party HaBajit haJehudi (“Jewish home”), Economics Minister Naftali Bennett ran as the top candidate and for the liberal party Yesch Atid ex-finance minister Yair Lapid . The left-wing socialist Chadash party , elected primarily by Arab Israelis , the predominantly Islamic United Arab List, and the Arab nationalist Balad party entered the ranks of the “ United List ” (HaReschima haMeschutefet) . First on the list was Ayman Odeh .

Ex-communications and welfare minister Moshe Kachlon , who was a member of Netanyahu's Likud party until October 2014, founded the social-conservative Kulanu party out of dissatisfaction . So far it could not be assigned to the right, religious or center-left camp and was therefore traded in the role of a "tip on the scales". In addition, the ultra-orthodox parties Shas (led by Arje Deri ) and United Torah Judaism (top candidate: Yaakov Litzman ) ran. The wing of the supporters of Eli Jischai had split off from the Shas , who now ran under the name Jachad in the list alliance with the right-wing extremist party Otzma LeJisra'el . Also worth mentioning is the left-leaning Meretz party, whose top candidate was Zehava Gal-On .

Top candidates of the largest parties

Election campaign

In the election campaign, the two big blocs Likud (right) and Zionist Union (center-left) faced each other and had been head to head in the polls since December. The constant tight leadership in the polls of the left-wing camp around the Labor Party Avoda , the strongest force in the Zionist Union, had surprised some observers. Even after Netanyahu's controversial appearance at the US Congress in early March 2015, the Zionist Union was able to maintain its lead of two seats over Likud in the polls. Although Netanyahu had ruled out a grand coalition of both camps in public statements, many observers assumed that a government of “national unity” might be the result of the election.

Result

Political party be right % Seats +/-
Likud 985.408 23.40 30th +12
Zionist Union 786,313 18.67 24 +3 a
United list (4 Arab parties) 446,583 10.61 13 +2 b
Yesh Atid 371,602 8.82 11 -8th
Kulanu 315,360 7.49 10 New
HaBajit haJehudi 283,910 6.74 8th -4
Schas 241,613 5.74 7th -4
Jisra'el Beitenu 214.906 5.10 6th –7
United Torah Judaism 210.143 4.99 6th -1
Meretz 165.529 3.93 5 -1
Yachad 125.158 2.97 0 New
Ale Jarok 47.180 1.12 0 0
Arabic list 4.301 0.11 0 New
HaJerukim (Greens) 2.992 0.07 0 0
Well after 2.493 0.06 0 0
U'Bizchutan 1.802 0.04 0 New
Hope for change 1.385 0.03 0 0
Pirate Party Israel 895 0.02 0 0
Flowers party 823 0.02 0 New
Brit Olam 761 0.02 0 0
Or 502 0.01 0 0
Live with dignity 423 0.01 0 0
Economic party 337 0.01 0 0
Democratura 242 0.01 0 New
Moreshet Avot 223 0.01 0 0
valid votes 4,210,884 100 - -
invalid and empty votes 43.854 - -
Total votes 4,254,738 120 -
registered voters / participation 5,881,696 72.34 - -
Source: CEC

a: Compared with the sum of Avoda (Workers' Party) and Ha-Tnu'a 2013. b: Compared with the sum of Chadash , Balad and the United Arab List 2013.

According to the official final result, voter turnout was 72.34%, as high as it was 15 years ago. One reason for the increase was presumably also the joining of the United List, which most recently motivated mostly politically uninvolved Arab Israelis to vote.

statistics
Election year Eligible voters voter turnout Votes cast Invalid votes Valid votes
2015 5,881,696 72.34% 4,254,738 43,854 4,210,884
2013 5,656,705 67.77% 3,833,646 40.904 3,792,742
2009 5,278,985 64.72% 3,416,587 43.097 3,373,490
2006 5,014,622 63.54% 3,186,739 49,675 3,137,064

Government formation

Government coalition 2015
30th
10
8th
7th
6th
6th
53
30th 10 8th 7th 6th 6th 53 
A total of 120 seats


Shortly before the deadline, which expired on May 6, an agreement was reached between Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, Moshe Kachlon's socially conservative Kulanu party, the two ultra-orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism, and the national-religious party HaBajit haJehudi of Naftali Bennett to form a right-wing religious coalition. The coalition has a slim majority of 61 of the 120 MPs in the Knesset. Jisra'el Beitenu of the former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had previously announced that he would go into the opposition. The distribution of the departments has long been controversial. As a result, Netanyahu also took over the offices for foreign affairs, health, communication and regional cooperation. On May 25, 2016, Avigdor Lieberman and his party Jisra'el Beitenu joined the government coalition and became Minister of Defense. The government camp has now expanded its majority to 67 of 120 seats.

See also

Web links

Commons : Israeli General Election 2015  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

Individual evidence

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