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On 23 December 2020 the Knesset was automatically dissolved after the national unity government failed to pass a 2020 state budget. Elections will be held on 23 March 2021, Israel’s fourth election in less than two years.

For more background on the collapse of the coalition, watch BICOM Director Richard Pater’s election briefing.

BICOM’s Election Bulletin: 

• Israeli Election Bulletin, 19 March, 2021
• Israeli Election Bulletin, 12 February, 2021
• Israeli Election Bulletin, 15 January, 2021
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• Read BICOM’s coverage from the three previous elections: March 2, 2020; September 17, 2019; April 9, 2019

Election coverage from BICOM’s Morning Brief: 

• Party leaders try to maximise their support ahead of consultations with President Rivlin | 31 March, 2021
• Final election results suggest another deadlock | 26 March, 2021
• Latest election results suggest political stalemate | 24 March, 2021
• Israelis vote tomorrow | 22 March, 2021
• Campaigning heats up eight days ahead of election | 15 March, 2021
• Election campaign enters last two weeks | 10 March, 2021
• Parties submit their lists for March Election | 5 February, 2021
• Netanyahu aims to win support of Israeli-Arabs | 4 January, 2021
• Israel heads to fourth election in two years | 23 December, 2020
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• More of BICOM’s news and analysis can be read here

Final Results

 

Total votes per party

Coalition possibilities

There are numerous permutations of potential creative coalitions, however they all require someone to break their ideological commitments. Read this thread for a deeper look.

Party size and where they stand on political issues 

 

BICOM’s Election Podcasts

Episode 140 | Another election stalemate in Israel? Featuring Richard Pater

Episode 139 | Will anyone beat Bibi? Featuring Yaakov Katz and Tal Shalev

Episode 138 | What to expect in Israel’s 4th election featuring Dahlia Scheindlin and Anshel Pfeffer

Episode 136 | Yamina’s perspective on the upcoming election featuring Yamina candidate Jeremy Saltan

Episode 135 | Israeli public opinion featuring Professor Tamar Hermann

Episode 134 | A view of the elections from inside the Joint List featuring featuring MK Aida Touma-Suleiman

Episode 133 | How the New Hope party views Israel’s election featuring MK Sharren Haskel

Episode 132 | Yesh Atid’s perspective on Israel’s election featuring Yair Zivan

Episode 131 | The Likud perspective on Israel’s upcoming election featuring Eli Hazan

Episode 130 | Israel enters another election cycle featuring Yaakov Katz

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts

 

Watch

Why is Israel heading for its fourth election in two years? 

BICOM Director Richard Pater, joins Paul Alster of Reel Israel to offer expert insight into the forthcoming March 23 Israeli general election.