Tag: Elections
What does Turkey’s election mean for Israel?
Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) declared on Monday that the country would be heading to a runoff election in late May, after incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure over 50% of the...
Turkey’s 2023 elections: The beginning of the post-Erdoğan era?
General and presidential elections will be held in Turkey on May 14. The elections were brought forward by a month to avoid the pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj), university entrance exams and the start of...
Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential run
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intention to run for president in 2024, vowing to renew American exceptionalism if he is once again elected to the White House.
“In order to make...
Orbán’s election victory highlights shift among Hungarian Jews
In an unusual Hungarian election, whereby ideologically disparate opposition parties united to attempt to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from serving his fourth consecutive term (and fifth total), the Hungarian people gave him the...
Debunking liberal assumptions about Jewish security in a changing Europe
According to most of the international media, democracy was defeated in this week’s Hungarian election. The victory of incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party over a multi-party opposition coalition of parties...
Pro-Israel America announces 30 congressional ‘key races’ of focus for 2022 election cycle
Pro-Israel America has designated 30 congressional endorsements for “key races” the organization will focus on in the 2022 election cycle.
According to the bipartisan PAC, these races include competitive primaries and general elections, as well...
Jewish voters seen as crucial bloc in California recall election
Despite the odds that California’s embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will defeat an effort to recall him on Tuesday, Democratic organizations, including the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) and the Jewish Democratic Council of...
Israel’s presidential election set for June 2
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Monday set June 2 as the date for Israel’s presidential election.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s term expires in July, and by law, the vote must take place no later than...
Israel’s president taps Yair Lapid, already promising unity, to form next government
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has announced that Yair Lapid will now receive the mandate to form the country’s next government.
Rivlin made the announcement in a televised statement from his official residence, saying that his “main consideration”...
Amid ongoing political deadlock, is it time for Israel to consider electoral reform?
Israel held its fourth legislative election in the past two years on March 23, voting 120 members of Knesset (Parliament) into power as representatives of the 24th Knesset since the establishment of the State.
According...