Israel
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Parliamentary republic with a 120-seat Knesset elected in a single nationwide proportional-representation constituency.
Perfil revisado por última vez July 23, 2026
Israel elects the Knesset by national, direct, equal, secret and proportional voting. Voters choose a party list on paper; seats are allocated among lists crossing the legal threshold, and a government must command parliamentary confidence. The Central Elections Committee is chaired by a Supreme Court justice.
Cómo funciona hoy la votación
- Edad para votar
- 18 y más
- Registro de votantes
- Automático
- Identificación
- Se requiere documento de identidad con fotografía
- Voto obligatorio
- No
- Voto por correo
- No disponible
- Voto anticipado
- Restringido
- Voto en línea
- No disponible
- Voto desde el extranjero
- Restringido
Most voters cast one in-person paper ballot on election day. Special voting arrangements apply to defined groups such as soldiers, diplomats, seafarers, prisoners and hospital patients; there is no general overseas or postal vote.
Cómo cambió el sufragio
Cada entrada registra un cambio en quién podía votar, o cómo podía hacerlo: ampliaciones, restricciones y reformas de procedimiento por igual.
- 1949Ampliación
The first Knesset election established nationwide parliamentary voting after independence.
The electoral system in Israel - 1969Reforma
Basic Law: The Knesset codified general, national, direct, equal, secret and proportional elections and voting from age 18.
Basic Law: The Knesset - 2014Reforma
The electoral threshold for a party list was raised to 3.25% of valid votes.
The electoral system in Israel
Salvaguardias en el escrutinio
- Tipo de papeleta
- Papeletas de papel
- Auditoría postelectoral
- Solo impugnación judicial
- Administración electoral
- Poder judicial
- Observadores nacionales
- Sí
- Observadores internacionales
- No
Voters place a printed party-list slip in an inner envelope, which goes into the ballot box. Ballots are manually counted under committee procedures, with party representation and judicial oversight through the Central Elections Committee.
Conviene saber
- The Knesset has 120 members and the entire country forms one electoral district.Basic Law: The Knesset
- The State Comptroller published a special report on Israel's response to foreign influence in the digital sphere on 7 July 2026.The national response to foreign influence in the digital sphere
Elecciones en la base de datos
- 2026Israel 2026 Knesset ElectionElection Watch
Personas
- Jefe de GobiernoBenjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel
Fuentes
- Guide to Knesset elections— Central Elections Committee of Israel
- Basic Law: The Knesset— The Knesset