After Likud's petition: the new data on flights for the elections

The Fly&Vote initiative reports an estimate of about 67,000 Israelis abroad preparing to vote in the elections, which could be worth approximately 1.7 seats. The figure is based on analysis of registration data, not on actual passenger counts, and is published after a legal battle by Likud against the initiative.

The Fly&Vote initiative reports that about 67,000 Israelis abroad are preparing to come and vote in the upcoming elections. The figure is based on an estimate by the initiative, not on a count of passengers who actually arrived. The survey, conducted between October 12 and 21 with the participation of about 23,000 Israelis abroad, found that 79.6% of respondents intend to come to Israel to vote, compared to only 14% who came to vote in the 2022 elections. However, the organization emphasizes that this is a voluntary survey that is not representative. The data is published about two weeks after the end of Likud's legal battle against the initiative, on claims of prohibited assistance to voters. If the estimate materializes, the number of votes could be worth about 1.7 seats, based on an estimate of about 40,000 votes per seat, but this is not an automatic addition to any party.