Elections in Haifa/according to Article 27A
Although the national voting percentage was about 45% of those with the right to vote, the local elections in many authorities promised - and held.
A surprising and particularly close battle took place in Netanya, a historic transformation after 31 years happened in Holon and a second round took place at least in Haifa and Rehovot.
In Netanya, the eternal mayor Miriam Fierberg served continuously since 1998 and did not expect much opposition.
In the current elections, she encountered a surprise when she defeated Avi Selma, a member of the Netanya city council since 2018, by a margin of only 3.3% of the votes. Fierberg won 43.4% of the votes cast in Netanya, while Selma won 40.1%, during which she trailed or led by a small margin on less than one percent.
In Haifa they will go to a second round, when no candidate managed to reach 30% of the votes after a particularly stormy municipal election campaign.
Former mayor Yona Yahav led with 36.2% of the votes, when he will be faced by attorney David Etzioni, who won 21.9% of the vote. Yaakov Borovsky finished in third place, while the current mayor Einat Kalish-Rotem won only 4.5% of the votes and finished in sixth place among the candidates.
Miriam Fierberg Icher votes in the mayoral elections of Netanya, February 27, 2024/official website, no
David Etzioni and his wife Shelly vote in the Haifa mayoral elections, February 27, 2024/official website, no
In Holon, the eternal mayor Motti Sasson was defeated in the local elections, with the big winner of the evening being Shai Keinan who will serve as mayor for the first time.
Keinan won 43.3% of the votes, with Moran Israel of the city's "Youth" party finishing in second place with 27.2% of the votes.
Sasson finished third with 17.8% of the votes and will leave the mayor's office for the first time since 1998.
In Kiryat Ono, there is a change, when the incumbent mayor Israel Gal will give way to Michal Rosenshein after 11 years in office.
Gal won 37.9% of the votes, while Rosenshein stood at 43.3% at the end of the vote count.
Gal maintained a sporting spirit and congratulated Rosenshein on his Facebook account: "Ten years of action, of vision and service for all residents of Kiryat Ono are over," he wrote.
"Congratulations to Michal Rosenshein, the elected mayor, and to the elected members of the city council."
Moti Sasson votes in the mayoral elections of Holon, February 27, 2024/official website, no
Ron Kobi, Mayor of Tiberias/Maariv, Yossi Aloni
In Tiberias, the candidate Youssef emerged from the "Tiberias of Everyone" list defeated former mayor Ron Kobi, who finished third in the elections.
Nevea won 51.8% of the votes, with Yitzchak Aviv getting 24% and Ron Kobi 22.9%.
In Rehovot, too, there will be a second round, when after counting all the ballot boxes it was determined that it will take place between Matan Dil, who received 39.3% of the votes, and Zohar Blum, who received 27.7% of the votes.
The current mayor, Rahim Malol, was removed from his position after serving for about 15 years.
In Rosh Ha'Ain, Col. (Rest.) Raz Sagi won 45% of the votes, beating Yishai Eduard by a large margin in second place with 15.3% of the votes. Shalom Ben-Moshe, the current mayor, did not run in the current elections after two terms as mayor
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