7,190,920 with the right to vote will be able to vote on the future of their city for the next five years. This year, 24,910 candidates are competing in the local elections on approximately 3,705 lists.
801 candidates are running for the position of head of the authority, of which 83 are women, and 474 of which are candidates who have not previously run for mayor or council in previous elections. The election campaign against the background of the war in Gaza and the security tensions in the north, according to a Maariv survey, will be only about 51%.