At the start of the general election in Israel, serious allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are made. He should try to influence the voters.
- The general election in Israel started on Monday morning.
- But at the start of the election there were allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would manipulate the election.
- The corona virus also seems to be influencing the election in Israel to some extent.
Tel Aviv - The general election is taking place in Israel today. To begin with, Benny Gantz , chairman of the opposition center-alliance Blau-Weiß , has called on citizens to turn around. "I hope that a healing process begins today that we can start living together again," said Gantz while voting in his home town of Rosh Haajin east of Tel Aviv . "I urge everyone to go out and vote."
Israel election: Benny Gantz warns people against "lies and violence"
Gantz, 60, said that people should not be influenced by "lies or violence" . Before the election, he met thousands of people, "and I am hopeful that we can steer Israel on a new path today," he said. Previously, there had been allegations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party fueled the fear of the corona virus to prevent blue-and-white strongholds from voting.
Particularly protected “election tents” were set up in several cities for Israelis who are in quarantine at home due to the novel corona virus . The police had to arrive in the city of Cholon near Tel Aviv in the morning. Local residents had blocked the opening of such a tent. "Neighbors prevented the station from opening early and the police came to stop further incidents," confirmed local police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
Israel election: Around 9 p.m. German time, the first forecasts are expected
More than 10,600 polling stations are available to over 6.5 million voters across Israel. They are called to determine the 120 members of the 23rd Knesset in Jerusalem . When the polling stations close at 9:00 p.m. German time , the first forecasts are published.
The current parliamentary election is the third election within a year . After the elections in April and September 2019, the government had failed due to a standoff between the center-left camp and the right-religious camp.
According to surveys, a similar outcome is to be feared this time too. Netanyahu is also under pressure due to a corruption charge, and the process is scheduled to start two weeks after the election.
And it is not just the Iran election that is anything but scandal-free. The primaries are also making headlines in the United States. A Democratic favorite threw in the towel on Monday night.
By the way: Voting will also take place in Bavaria in two weeks. You can also read which politician is the favorite in Munich at Merkur.de *.
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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
