Israel's politics in the run-up to the elections
At a Glance
10-03-2015
In December 2014, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called early national elections, scheduled for 17 March 2015, after dissolving the coalition arrangement underpinning the government formed after the January 2013 elections. Differences on Palestinian issues and budgetary matters, between Netanyahu, of the right-wing Likud party, and centrist parties in his coalition, reportedly contributed to the decision. Israel's positions on a host of regional security and socioeconomic issues could be influenced by the election results.
At a Glance
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- allocation of seats
- Asia and Oceania
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- GEOGRAPHY
- Israel
- multiparty system
- national election
- parliament
- parliamentary system
- political coalition
- political framework
- political parties
- political party
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- unicameral system