2006 Israeli legislative election
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The 2006 Israeli legislative election was a pivotal national vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, leading to the rise of the centrist Kadima party and setting the stage for subsequent government realignments.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2006 Israeli legislative election canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli election
ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ |
| campaignContext | Ariel Sharon's incapacitation and leadership transition to Ehud Olmert ⓘ |
| country |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| date | 28 March 2006 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Knesset ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 2% of the national vote ⓘ |
| forOffice | Members of the 17th Knesset ⓘ |
| impact |
reshaped Israel's party system toward the center
ⓘ
set stage for subsequent government realignments in Israel ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Kadima ⓘ |
| ledTo |
decline in representation of Likud
ⓘ
formation of the 31st government of Israel ⓘ rise of Kadima as largest party in the Knesset ⓘ |
| location | Israel ⓘ |
| mainCompetitorParty |
Balad
ⓘ
Hadash ⓘ Labor Party ⓘ Likud party ⓘ
surface form:
Likud
Meretz ⓘ
surface form:
Meretz-Yachad
National Union–NRP ⓘ Shas ⓘ United Arab List–Ta'al ⓘ Agudat Yisrael ⓘ
surface form:
United Torah Judaism
Yisrael Beiteinu ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Kadima ⓘ |
| majorIssue |
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
ⓘ
security and terrorism ⓘ social and economic policy ⓘ unilateral disengagement and further withdrawals ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2009 Israeli legislative election ⓘ |
| notableNewParty |
Pensioners Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Gil (Pensioners Party)
Kadima ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 120 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStarted | 17th Knesset ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2003 Israeli legislative election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDesignateAfterElection | Ehud Olmert ⓘ |
| resultedInCoalitionIncluding |
Kadima
ⓘ
Labor Party ⓘ Pensioners Party ⓘ Shas ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernmentLedBy | Ehud Olmert ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter |
Ariel Sharon's stroke in January 2006
ⓘ
formation of Kadima in November 2005 ⓘ |
| typeOfVote | national parliamentary election ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 63.2% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutComparedToPrevious | lower than in 2003 Israeli legislative election ⓘ |
| year | 2006 ⓘ |
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