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Democratic process by which leaders are chosen. Israel must hold parliamentary elections at least once every five years
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asks the District Court in Jerusalem to bar the showing of an expose against him, November 10, 2024

Otzma Yehudit surges to 11 seats as Coalition bloc gains ground

By MOSHE COHEN
 Davidi Ben-Zion

From the front lines to the voting booth: One reservist’s mission to unite Israel

By Ronnie Rosenman , IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITY FOR ISRAEL PARTY
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER Anthony Albanese speaks in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra last month. Many Australian Jews view him as, at best, unsympathetic to Israel and, at worst, indifferent to the rise of antisemitism, says the writer.

Bringing the war home: Gaza threatens to reshape an Australian election

By REUTERS
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett seen in an illustrative

Bennett bets on a second chance: Will voters buy in?

 France's National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

After Le Pen ban, could National Rally's Bardella be France’s right man at right time?

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023

Time to quit: Netanyahu, Bar, and all of Israel's leaders failed and must step down

 Kitty Dukakis, taking her father Harry Ellis Dickson's place, speaks to a crowd gathered at the Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill in Boston on Oct. 28, 1995, as part of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies commemoration of 16 historic Jewish buildings in Boston.

Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
 Conceptual image of an oversized voting ballot box in a large crowd of people with shallow depth of field.

From far left to haredi right, these Jews are questioning ethics of voting for WZC

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference after meeting with provincial and territorial leaders at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 21, 2025.

Canadian PM Carney calls snap election, says Trump wants to break Canada

By REUTERS
 A JEWISH CHILD dressed as a clown celebrates Purim in Hebron on March 16. Kol Israel is committed to blazing a trail to allow our next generation to be the next greatest generation, the writer informs.

The children are our future: Vote in the World Zionist Congress elections

By ADINA FRYDMAN , MICHAEL SCHLANK
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a Qatari flag.

How does firing Ronen Bar, Qatargate affect voting in next elections?

By MOSHE COHEN
 American Zionist Movement banner advertising the upcoming World Zionist Congress 2025 elections.

US voting for 2025 World Zionist Congress election doubles in first week

 Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral. Tirana, Albania.

Historic Election: Holy Synod names first Albanian archbishop in over 30 years

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island cheer as then-US president Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address last year. The Democratic Party must reject the extremist factions that have hijacked its platform, the writer maintains.

Failure to adjust will shatter the Democrats credibility for years to come

By GREGORY LYAKHOV
 Then-Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, walks out of the Senate Chamber following a series of votes at the US Capitol, February 12, 2024.

Chuck Schumer: After Oct. 7, US Jews thought, ‘Maybe it could happen here’

By BEN SALES/JTA
 Yair Lapid (left), Mansour Abbas (center left), Arye Deri (center right), Bezalel Smotrich (right), in front of a hostage deal protest (illustrative).

Joint list of Arab parties would win at least 13 seats

 The AI suffrage movement.

Purim Shpiel: The Digital Democracy Movement: An interview with an AI rights leader

By Siri Perets
 German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.

Unpacking Germany’s election results and what they mean for Israel