Elections

When Israelis enter the voting booth, they will have plenty to consider: security, the economy, religion and state, the judicial system, the conduct of the war, and the failures of October 7.

"The message is clear," Dr. Yasmine Hasnaoui said. "Citizens are reticent about what these political parties will bring, because we saw them in the previous government."

In a first-round scenario, Lula leads with 40% of the vote, followed by Bolsonaro (36%), Augusto Cury (5%), Ronaldo Caiado (4%) and Renan Santos (3%).

Speaking exclusively to the Post, the Yashar leader explains how he would replace Benjamin Netanyahu, his stance on the failures of Oct. 7, and the personal loss that shaped his political mission.

Applications aimed to disqualify Otzma Yehudit from elections alleged denial of Israel’s democratic character and incitement to racism.

"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"

"What has happened... since the candidate lists were submitted, is Ofer Winter, who is eating into the coalition bloc, eating into Likud and bringing it down to around 18 seats," pollster Lazar said.

If the election produces a new government and Netanyahu becomes leader of the opposition, there will be an immediate opportunity to move.

Despite a strong ideological tilt toward the Right, support was divided among a wide range of parties rather than concentrated in a single political camp.

Left Party’s Berlin triumph has brought scrutiny of its ties to pro-Palestinian activists and disputes over antisemitism into negotiations over the capital’s next government.