أكثر من مليار دولار خسارة إسرائيل في عطلة يوم الانتخابات
تُقدّر خسائر الناتج المحلي الإجمالي في يوم الانتخابات الإسرائيلية بين 3.5 و3.7 مليارات شيكل (نحو 1.14 إلى 1.2 مليار دولار)
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Early turnout in Israel vote highest since 1981: elections committee
Early turnout in Israel vote highest since 1981: elections committee Voter turnout in the first three hours of Israel's pivotal general election stood at 16.68 percent, the Central Elections Committee said on Tuesday, the highest at this stage of the vote since 1981. "By 10 am, more than 1,200,000 Israelis had voted. The nationwide voter turnout stands at 16.68 percent," Dean Livne, acting director general of the committee, said in a televised statement. Reporting by AFP
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Polls open as Netanyahu fights to retain power
Polls open as Netanyahu fights to retain power Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the first parliamentary elections since the 7 October 2023 attacks, with incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a tough challenge from opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot. Polling stations opened at 7am local time (5am GMT) and are due to close at 10pm (8pm GMT). A total of 36 electoral lists are contesting 120 seats in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in a bid to form the country’s 38th government. Net…
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Bolsonaro’s Party Says It Recognizes Lula’s Election Win in Brazil
Flavio Bolsonaro's Liberal Party on Monday recognized the outcome of Brazil's presidential runoff, despite the candidate's objections to the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after trailing Bolsonaro in a first-round vote, a defeat which fired up the left on the streets and social media to secure him a fourth term in office. In the end, Lula pulled around 4.4 million more votes than his rival on Sunday.