Losing Advantage: The Left Surges, Arabs Double Power – and the Right Lags Behind

A historic record of 55.7% national turnout by 4:00 PM in the elections for the 26th Knesset, but a breakdown reveals a surge in left-wing strongholds (55%) and nearly a doubling in the Arab sector (49%), while the right stands at only 50%. In right-wing headquarters, calls are being made for voters to go to the polls.

Voting data up to 4:00 PM in the elections for the 26th Knesset reveals a historic record of 55.7% national turnout, but a sectoral breakdown worries the national camp: in left-wing strongholds, 55% turnout is recorded (compared to 45% in the previous elections), in the Arab sector nearly a doubling to 49% (compared to 26%), while in right-wing strongholds only 50% (compared to 44%). The Central Elections Committee reported 4,085,075 voters by this hour. Acting Director General of the Committee, Adv. Dean Livneh, estimated that at the current pace, the turnout record of 80% by the end of the day might be broken. Following the data, right-wing headquarters opened emergency calls for voters to go to the polls. The article uses terms like 'alarming surge', 'shocking figure', and 'dangerous advantage' to describe the voting data, focusing on the threat to right-wing rule.