Thirty-five cities and towns held a second round of voting for mayor on Sunday, after the candidates failed to receive the requisite 40% of votes during the first round on February 27. Haifa was the biggest city that held a second round. Other cities included Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Harish, Rehovot, Ramle, Kiryat Gat, Pardess … Read more
Days after the February 27 municipal elections, we checked in with three key players. The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future. Moshe Lion Less than 24 hours after the publication of the first results, victorious mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion packed up his family and his … Read more
Some 35 municipalities will hold their second round of elections for mayor on Sunday after no candidates managed to secure the necessary 40% of the vote in the first round of voting on Tuesday, February 27. According to Israeli law, in this scenario, the top two finishers in the race go head-to-head, and therefore, … Read more
At press time, one thing was sure even before all the ballot boxes in the city were counted: Moshe Lion is at the helm for another five years. At half past midnight, he declared to his followers and supporters, gathered at the ICC, that before anything else, he prays for the safe return of … Read more
On Tuesday, 690,707 Jerusalemites will be able to determine in whose hands the affairs of the largest city in the country will be entrusted. Jerusalem is not only the capital of the State of Israel, it is also the city on which the eyes of the world are directed. There are 30 seats up … Read more
Israelis from across the country took to the polls on Tuesday with plenty of resounding victories and shock defeats that could shape the future of the Jewish State’s cities for years to come. In the capital of Jerusalem, mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion defeated challenger Yossi Havilio to win another five-year term as mayor, winning … Read more
Jerusalem mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion defeated challenger Yossi Havilio and will serve as Jerusalem’s mayor for another five-year term, according to results from the interior ministry unit responsible for Israel’s municipal elections, which were held throughout the country on Tuesday. The results are in According to the interim results, Lion won 81.5% of the … Read more
The campaigns leading up to Tuesday’s municipal elections largely flew under the radar, as Israel remains focused on its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, conflict against Hezbollah on its northern border, over 100,000 citizens who are still displaced, and numerous other security, economic, welfare, and social issues, not to mention thousands of … Read more
IDF soldiers have been voting in the municipal elections throughout the last week and will reach their peak as the rest of the country goes to vote. Throughout Election Day, around 570 polling stations will be opened in various IDF positions, including conflict zones, with the southernmost station located in Eilat and the northernmost … Read more
Voters throughout Haifa lined up Tuesday to vote in the municipal elections, with the 31 seats on the city council and the Mayor’s Office on the line. There are a few candidates running in the mayoral race. To win, they need 40% of the vote in the election, if this fails, the vote goes … Read more
