IT’S ELECTION TIME

IN ISRAEL…BUT WHAT

DOES THAT MEAN ???

The upcoming national elections in Israel will be held on Tuesday, 22 January 2013.

These elections will determine the composition of the 19th Knesset and of the government to be established based on these results.

The Israeli Parliament (The Knesset) is elected once in

every 4 years.

General, National, Direct, Equal, Confidential and

Relative elections.

General: Every Israeli citizen aged 18 or older

National: The entire country constitutes a single electoral

constituency.

Direct: The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, is elected directly by the voters, not through a body of electors.

Equal: All votes cast are equal in weight.

Secret: Elections are by secret ballot.

Proportional: The 120 Knesset seats are assigned in proportion to each party's percentage of the total national vote. However, the minimum required threshold for a party to be represented in the

Knesset is 2% of the total votes cast.

Election day is a holiday in order to enable all potential voters to

participate.

Free public transportation is available to voters who happen to be outside their polling districts on

this day.

Elections to the Knesset are held every four years, unless:

• The Knesset passes a bill to disperse the Knesset;

•The Knesset has not approved the budget

•The Prime Minister asks the Knesset to disperse;

•A no-confidence vote has passed

The Prime Minister is selected from among the Knesset members.

The President of the State assigns the task to the Knesset member considered to have the best

chance of forming a viable coalition government in light of the Knesset election results.

Netnyahu/ Likud

Yachimovich/ Israel Labor

Party

Yishai /Shas

Benet /Habait

Hayehudi

Livni / Hatenua

Lapid/ Yesh Atid

YESNO ATTACKING IRAN

Netnyahu/ Likud

Yachimovich/ Israel Labor

Party

Yishai /Shas

Benet /Habait

Hayehudi

Livni / Hatenua

Lapid/ Yesh Atid

YESNO Discount in housing for young couples

Netnyahu/ Likud

Yachimovich/ Israel Labor

Party

Yishai /Shas

Benet /Habait

Hayehudi

Livni / Hatenua

Lapid/ Yesh Atid

YESNO Drafting Ultra Orthodox to the Army

Netnyahu/ Likud

Yachimovich/ Israel Labor

Party

Yishai /Shas

Benet /Habait

Hayehudi

Livni / Hatenua

Lapid/ Yesh Atid

YESNO Keep entire Jerusalem

Netanyahu/ Likud

Liberman / Israel

Beitenu35

Yachimovich/ Israel

Labor Party

19

Yishai /Shas

11

Benet /Habait Hayehu

di11

Livni / Hatenu

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11

Lapid/ Yesh Atid

8

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Interesting points about

Israel's elections

11% of Israel's potential voters live outside Israel.

The law in Israel is that if you are outside Israel you can not vote

(except if you work for the government).

The Ratio between the number of parties (33) and the number of

voters in Israel (5,250,000) is the highest in the world!

In Canada 19 parties and 35 million people.

Only twice in the history of Israel did the government make it through the whole 4 year

term.

A minister in Israel stays in his position between 1-2 years!

Democracy in israel

Questions?