For the third time in a year: Election voting has opened in delegations around the world

More than 5,200 electors in the next two days will vote in 96 centers, from Australia to the United States. The largest ballot will be placed in the New York Consulate, where 812 delegates are expected to vote. Their votes will be counted after the polls open in Israel on March 2

For the third time in a year: Election voting has opened in delegations around the world

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Less than two weeks into the polls in Israel, tonight (Tuesday) voting for the 23rd Knesset will open at state delegations around the world. More than 5,200 voters will vote in 96 locations in 77 countries. Voting will begin tonight at the Wellington Embassy, ​​New Zealand's capital, and then also in Canberra, Australia, and will end in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

The election date was set for March 2, after the December 22nd Knesset disbanded as no Knesset member was able to get 61 supporters to form a government. The electoral commission must announce the results of the official election by March 10, within eight days of the end of the vote. The results of the appeal can be filed up to March 24, 22 days after the election.

Recent preparations. Election committee warehouse, last week (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Election Commission Warehouse 2020 in Shoham, February 12, 2020 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

On November 21, State President Reuben Rivlin officially passed the mandate to form the government to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, following the efforts of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz to form a coalition. For the first time in the history of the state, and for 21 days, the Knesset became the only body that heads to try to locate a third candidate for government assembly, at the end of which the bill to dissolve the Knesset was approved.