Politics
Why does the final outcome of the legislative elections in Israel take time to be defined?
The legislative elections in Israel recorded a historic participation, on a day marked as the first held since the attacks of 7 October 2023. Urn-mouth surveys anticipate a very tight contest between Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eizenkot, but the final result may take even weeks to meet. In the Israeli electoral system, the role of coalitions is key to forming government and even after the counting of votes, the country could face a new call to the polls. Damian Szvalb, international politologist and analyst, a