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Israelis vote in first election since October 7 attack as turnout reaches 55%

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Israel elections: voter turnout reaches 55% by 4pm local time
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Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday, October 27, in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. Turnout had reached 55% by 4pm local time. Votes were being counted on Wednesday after exit polls showed no clear winner. Netanyahu's bloc appears to have lost a significant number of seats compared with the previous election in 2022.

This continues an earlier story: Israelis vote Tuesday in first national election since October 7 attack, with Netanyahu's leadership on the ballot

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israelis flocked to the polls on Tuesday, October 27, in turnout unseen in decades, and that turnout reached 55% by 4pm local time.

  2. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israel was counting votes on Wednesday after pivotal elections in which exit polls showed no clear winner, and that Netanyahu's bloc appears to have lost a significant number of seats compared with the 2022 election.

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