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Democratic process by which leaders are chosen. Israel must hold parliamentary elections at least once every five years
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as he delivers statements, in Budapest, Hungary, December 18, 2023

Turkey's resurgent opposition thumps Erdogan in pivotal local elections

By REUTERS
Protesters gather outside of the Knesset building, March 31, 2024.

Demonstration outside Knesset calling for elections, return of hostages

 Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 4, 2023.

Netanyahu: Elections will set Israel back to before Gaza war

 Families of the hostages held in Gaza call for new elections, March 30, 2024.

'You abandoned our families': Hostage families call to replace Prime Minister Netanyahu

 Democratic congressional nominee Jamaal Bowman delivers remarks in tribute to congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis during an event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the death of Eric Garner at the National Action Network House of Justice in New York City, July 18, 2020.

House Dem. leaders endorse Israel critic Jamaal Bowman after Jewish Dems’ group backs challenger

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israel needs elections now to prepare for what is to come - opinion

A 2021 CAMPAIGN poster for Benny Gantz, depicting him alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Gantz's prospects remain stable while trust in Netanyahu's leadership declines

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as he delivers statements, in Budapest, Hungary, December 18, 2023

Battle for Istanbul: Mayor Imamoglu seeks to upend Erdogan's hold in pivotal local vote

By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
 Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at the Fox Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2024.

Robert F. Kennedy: 'Hamas to blame for Gaza war, any country would act like Israel'

By REUTERS
 Russian presidential candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin speaks after polling stations closed, in Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2024.

Putin greets Moscow rally after election win

By REUTERS
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini looks on during a news conference in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2018.

Russians vote for Putin must be accepted, Italy's Salvini says

By REUTERS
 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by then-Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (left) and then-Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, at the US Capitol in 2017.

Chuck Schumer: Don't interfere in Israel's politics

 Gideon Sa'ar speaks in Tel Aviv. March 12, 2024.

Gideon Sa’ar’s party barely passes electoral threshold

 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to members of the press at Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump's South Carolina Republican presidential primary election night party in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. February 24, 2024.

Lindsey Graham says Schumer's Israel comments 'earth-shatteringly bad'

 A man walks past graffiti reading 'Free Palestine', amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, November 15, 2023.

Actor dropped by manager over Israel-Hamas war speaks out