unprecedented participation in Israeli elections; 55.7% voted by 4:00 p.m. Israel's Central Election Commission announced on Tuesday (October 27) that by 4:00 p.m. local time, 55.7% of eligible candidates had participated in the country's parliamentary elections. This amount shows an increase of 2.8 percentage points compared to 47.5% participation at the same time of the 2022 elections. According to the announcement of the Central Election Commission, the participation rate recorded until 16:00 is the highest rate at this stage of the voting day, which has been reported since the beginning of recording hourly election statistics in 1973. Due to the wide acceptance of the voters, the Election Commission announced that branches that are still standing in front of the voter queue after 22:00 will be allowed to continue their activities until the end of the voting of the people in the queue. The increase in participation occurred in a situation where the current elections could determine the political fate of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the composition of the future government of this country.

unprecedented participation in Israeli elections; 55.7% voted by 4:00 p.m. Israel's Central Election Commission announced on Tuesday (October 27) that by 4:00 p.m. local time, 55.7% of eligible candidates had participated in the country's parliamentary elections. This amount shows an increase of 2.8 percentage points compared to 47.5% participation at the same time of the 2022 elections. According to the announcement of the Central Election Commission, the participation rate recorded until 16:00 is the highest rate at this stage of the voting day, which has been reported since the beginning of recording hourly election statistics in 1973. Due to the wide acceptance of the voters, the Election Commission announced that branches that are still standing in front of the voter queue after 22:00 will be allowed to continue their activities until the end of the voting of the people in the queue. The increase in participation occurred in a situation where the current elections could determine the political fate of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the composition of the future government of this country.