China News Service, February 23. According to the "Central News Agency" report, Israel will usher in the general election again on March 2. This is the third general election in less than a year. Voters want the political deadlock to end, but polls show that despite the criminal charges faced by Prime Minister Netanyahu, this time it will still be a difficult election.
Data map: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Netanyahu and main challenger Ganz fought twice in April and September 2019, but no clear winner could be selected in both elections; facing another vote on March 2, 2020, already tired voters Interest is lacking, and some have even silently accepted the possibility of a fourth general election before the end of the year.
However, several major developments have occurred since the last vote, including Netanyahu becoming the first prime minister to be prosecuted in Israel's history. Netanyahu was charged by prosecutors in November 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The Israeli Ministry of Justice said recently that it will begin trials on Netanyahu's alleged corruption case on March 17, 2020.
But this has not affected the current election situation. The latest polls show that Netanyahu's United Party and Ganz's Blue and White Alliance were unable to win more than half of the 61 seats in Congress.
Gideon Rahat, a professor of political science at the Hebrew University, said the current poll situation may be good news for Netanyahu. "He did not attract more voters, but neither did he" lost voters "after being charged.