Israeli Elections Explained: How Your Vote Becomes a Government ep 46
How does Israel's electoral system actually work? What happens to your vote after you cast it? And how does a country with so many political parties end up forming a government?
In this episode of Boots on the Ground, Ari Kalker goes solo for a crash course in Israeli democracy, breaking down everything from the voting booth to the formation of a governing coalition.
We cover how Israelis vote, how ballots are counted, what the 3.25% electoral threshold means, how Knesset seats are distributed, and why the party with the most votes doesn't necessarily get to choose the prime minister.
Then we…
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