Netanyahu Faces 53-Year Turnout High in Israel — SkimNews
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- Israel's Central Elections Committee was the source of Tuesday's turnout figure: a 53-year high in voter participation, unmatched in more than five decades.
- Benjamin Netanyahu is already Israel's longest-serving leader in history and is fighting to hold onto power in the vote.
- Gaza and Iran are the two wars whose handling by Netanyahu has drawn the opposition he now faces.
- Axios read the same 53-year turnout high as a bad sign for Netanyahu, sharpening the political read on the record participation.
Why it matters: Netanyahu is defending the longest premiership in Israeli history on the most engaged electorate in 53 years, with the opposition's stated target being his handling of the Gaza and Iran wars. The turnout number is the scale of the fight he now has to win to remain prime minister.
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