Parliamentary election in Israel 2020

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Result in%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
29.46
26.59
12.67
7.69
5.98
5.83
5.74
5.24
0.81
Gains and losses
compared to September 2019
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+4.36
+0.64
+2.07
+0.25
-0.08
-3.30
-1.25
-0.63
-2.04
Template: election chart / maintenance / notes
Remarks:
f 2019: Awoda - Gescher 4.80% and DU 4.34% with separate lists
Distribution of seats in the 23rd Knesset
15th
7th
33
7th
36
6th
9
7th
15th 7th 33 7th 36 6th 9 7th 
A total of 120 seats

The election for the 23rd Knesset took place on March 2, 2020.

background

Starting position

The election had become necessary because neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ( Likud ) nor opposition leader Benny Gantz ( Kachol Lavan ) succeeded in forming a majority for a government coalition after the last election in September 2019 . After the Knesset also failed in its attempt to initiate the formation of a government, it dissolved on December 11th and held new elections for March 2nd, 2020. After the election in April 2019 did not lead to a successful government formation, this is the third election within a year.

Suffrage

The voters have one vote to choose a list. The 120 seats are distributed proportionally according to the D'Hondt procedure among the lists that receive at least 3.25% of the vote. The seats assigned to the list are assigned to their candidates according to the order of the list. Parties entered in the party register or groups of two or more parties can submit a joint list. Due to the fragmented political landscape, parties often form common lists in order to prevent failure of the threshold clause. Two lists can also enter into a list connection . In this case, their votes are added together for the allocation of seats, provided that both of them overcome the threshold clause. Within the list connection, the seats are allocated according to the D'Hondt method.

Parties and electoral alliances

A total of 30 lists were submitted. Compared to the parliamentary elections in September 2019, the following developments have occurred in the Israeli party landscape:

  • Kachol Lavan : Jair Lapid announced that he would not take turns filling the post of Prime Minister with Benny Gantz . This means that Kachol Lavan is voting with the sole top candidate Gantz. On January 15, a few hours before the deadline for the electoral lists, Gadi Yevarkan , a former Likud candidate belonging to the Ethiopian minority and current Knesset member for Kachol Lavan, switched back to Likud.
  • Likud : On December 26th, Benjamin Netanyahu and Gideon Sa'ar voted for the leadership of the party. The party base voted by a large majority for Netanyahu to remain the party leader.
  • Awoda-Gescher-Meretz : Awoda and Gescher announced on December 15 that they would again run for the upcoming election on a joint list, and again decided on Amir Peretz as the list leader. Meretz confirmed Nitzan Horowitz as party leader. The three parties announced on January 13th that they would again submit a joint list.

Top candidates

Common lists of parties

Kachol Lavan (blue-white) is a list of the parties Yesch Atid , Chosen LeJisra'el and Telem.

The United List consists of the parties Chadasch , Balad , Ra'am and Ta'al .

United Torah Judaism is an alliance of Agudat Jisra'el and Degel haTora .

Jamina is the list of parties HaJamin HeChadasch (New Right), HaBajit haJehudi (Jewish Home) and National Union - Tkuma .

Awoda-Gescher-Meretz is the list of the parties Awoda , Gescher and Meretz .

List connections

The following list connections, which could help the lists involved to obtain an additional seat, were entered into:

  • Likud and Jamina
  • Kachol Lavan and Awoda-Gescher-Meretz
  • Shas and United Torah Judaism

Result

Political party be right Seats
number in % +/- number in % +/-%
Likud 1,352,449 29.46   4.36 36 30.00   4
Kachol Lavan 1,220,381 26.59   0.64 33 27.50  
United list 581.507 12.67   2.07 15th 12.50   2
Schas 352.853 7.69   0.25 9 07.50  
United Torah Judaism 274,437 5.98   0.08 7th 05.83  
Avoda-Gescher-Meretz 267,480 5.83   3.30 1 7th 05.83   4 2
Jisra'el Beitenu 263,365 5.74   1.25 7th 05.83   1
Jamina 240,689 5.24   0.63 6th 05.00   1
Others 36.901 0.81   2.04 0 00.00  
Valid votes 4,590,062 100.00   120 100.00  
Valid votes 4,590,062 99.46
Invalid and blank ballot papers 25,073 0.54
Votes cast 4,615,135 100.00
Number of eligible voters
and turnout 		6,453,255 71.52
Source: votes23.bechirot.gov.il
1September 2019: Awoda - Gescher 4.80% and Democratic Union 4.34% with separate lists
2 September 2019: Awoda – Gescher 6 seats and Democratic Union 5 seats with separate lists
Results of the largest cities
city Votes (%) Electoral
participation
supply
(%)
Likud Kachol
Lavan 		Verei-
nigte
list 		Schas Society.
Torah
Jew. 		Awoda-
Gescher-
Meretz 		Jisra'el
Beitenu 		Jamina Rest
Jerusalem 27.8 12.5 2.0 17.1 24.4 4.9 2.4 7.9 1.0 63.3
Tel Aviv-Jaffa 21.8 48.2 4.3 4.2 1.0 14.5 3.2 2.2 0.5 61.7
Haifa 26.6 34.6 10.3 2.9 3.9 7.2 10.3 3.5 0.7 58.3
Rishon LeZion 40.2 36.9 0.1 4.5 0.8 4.5 9.1 3.2 0.6 66.9
Petach Tikva 35.9 28.5 0.1 8.2 4.8 3.8 8.7 9.1 0.8 68.9
Ashdod 36.6 15.6 0.1 14.4 11.7 1.8 16.5 2.7 0.6 66.1
Netanya 43.1 23.6 0.1 12.1 3.3 3.0 9.4 4.7 0.8 59.8
Beer Sheva 50.2 18.1 0.8 8.9 1.4 3.4 11.9 4.5 0.9 61.8
Cholon 42.5 31.0 0.2 10.2 0.9 4.6 7.0 2.9 0.8 63.9
Bnei Brak 5.8 1.3 0.0 28.7 61.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.5 77.0
Ramat Gan 28.6 46.6 0.7 3.8 1.2 9.9 4.5 4.2 0.6 66.0
Rechovot 34.2 32.6 0.3 7.6 4.4 6.6 7.0 6.3 1.0 69.2
Ashkelon 48.1 16.3 0.1 10.2 1.8 2.2 16.1 4.2 1.0 63.4
Bat Jam 42.8 22.3 0.3 9.4 1.6 3.4 16.8 2.5 0.9 52.3
Bet Schemesch 26.4 4.5 0.0 19.6 35.9 0.9 3.2 8.4 1.0 66.5
Kfar Saba 27.3 49.7 0.5 3.0 0.7 9.5 4.7 4.0 0.6 63.0
Herzlia 27.2 51.4 0.4 3.4 1.2 8.7 4.2 2.8 0.5 66.4
Hadera 45.1 27.2 0.4 8.4 1.4 3.9 9.7 3.1 0.8 63.0
Modi .in 28.3 45.6 0.3 2.0 0.7 8.8 4.0 9.9 0.6 76.1
Nazareth 1.0 1.5 95.7 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5 60.3

Government formation

On April 20, 2020, Netanyahu and Gantz signed a coalition agreement that provides for Netanyahu to be appointed prime minister for the first 18 months and Gantz to become prime minister thereafter. This is enshrined in law and can only be repealed by a parliamentary resolution with 75 votes. However, this only applies provided that the Constitutional Court allows Netanyahu as prime minister. Should the Constitutional Court reject this, it would mean new elections. The coalition agreement also stipulates that the prime minister may remain in office during an indictment.

Gantz is appointed Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister under the coalition agreement. Gabi Ashkenazi from Kachol Lavan becomes Foreign Minister and Avi Nissenkorn , also from Kachol Lavan, becomes Minister of Justice. Yisrael Katz of Likud is Finance Minister, Miri Regev of Likud Minister of Public Security, and Yariv Levin of Likud Knesset Speaker (Parliament Speaker). Amir Peretz von Awoda ("Israeli Labor Party") becomes Minister of Economics. Yaakov Litzman von Agudat Jisra'el remains Minister of Health, and Arje Deri von Schas (“Sephardic Torah Guardians”) remains Minister of the Interior. The new government was confirmed and sworn in by parliament on May 17, 2020. It has a total of 36 ministers.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ votes23.bechirot.gov.il results , on vote23.bechirot.gov.il
  2. ↑ Christian Meier: Parliament votes for its dissolution. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . December 12, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 .
  3. ^ Electoral System of Israel. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
  4. ^ Distribution of Knesset Seats. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
  5. ^ The electoral system in Israel - an overview. Embassy of the State of Israel, accessed January 18, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Small and large: These lists want to go to the 23rd Knesset. Israelnetz, January 16, 2020, accessed January 18, 2020 .
  7. ^ The Distribution of Knesset Seats Among the Lists - the Bader-Offer Method. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Central Electoral Committee
  9. ↑ a b Raoul Wootliff: From power houses to Pirates, parties file for March vote just under the buzzer. In: The Times of Israel . January 16, 2020, accessed on January 19, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Raoul Wootliff: Hours before deadline, Blue and White MK jumps ship for Likud -. In: The Times of Israel . January 15, 2020, accessed on January 19, 2020 .
  11. ↑ tagesschau.de: Netanyahu re-elected as Likud boss. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
  12. ^ Jerusalem Post: Vote sharing deals leave Liberman out in the cold
  13. ↑ National Electoral Committee: detailed results
  14. ^ A b Chaim Levinson: Netanyahu, Gantz Sign Coalition Deal to Form Government. In: Haaretz . April 20, 2020, accessed April 21, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Tagesschau: http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/israel-regierung-119.html , May 18, 2020