Israeli legislative election, 1977
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The Israeli legislative election of 1977 was a landmark national vote in which the right-wing Likud bloc, led by Menachem Begin, ended decades of Labor Party dominance and dramatically reshaped Israel’s political landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Israeli legislative election, 1977 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli legislative election, 1977 Context triple: [Mapam, participatedIn, Israeli legislative election, 1977]
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Israeli legislative election, 1973
The Israeli legislative election of 1973 was a national parliamentary vote held shortly after the Yom Kippur War to choose members of the Knesset and reshape Israel’s political landscape in its aftermath.
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Israeli legislative election, 1969
The Israeli legislative election of 1969 was a national parliamentary vote held to choose members of the Knesset in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, shaping Israel’s political landscape during a period of heightened regional tension and domestic change.
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C.
Israeli legislative election, 1965
The Israeli legislative election of 1965 was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, notably featuring new party alignments and splits within the dominant labor movement.
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D.
Israeli legislative election, 1949
The Israeli legislative election of 1949 was the first national election of the newly established State of Israel, forming its inaugural Knesset and shaping the country’s early political landscape.
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E.
Israeli legislative election, 1959
The Israeli legislative election of 1959 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the Knesset during Israel’s early statehood period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israeli legislative election, 1977 Target entity description: The Israeli legislative election of 1977 was a landmark national vote in which the right-wing Likud bloc, led by Menachem Begin, ended decades of Labor Party dominance and dramatically reshaped Israel’s political landscape.
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A.
Israeli legislative election, 1973
The Israeli legislative election of 1973 was a national parliamentary vote held shortly after the Yom Kippur War to choose members of the Knesset and reshape Israel’s political landscape in its aftermath.
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B.
Israeli legislative election, 1969
The Israeli legislative election of 1969 was a national parliamentary vote held to choose members of the Knesset in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, shaping Israel’s political landscape during a period of heightened regional tension and domestic change.
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C.
Israeli legislative election, 1965
The Israeli legislative election of 1965 was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, notably featuring new party alignments and splits within the dominant labor movement.
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D.
Israeli legislative election, 1949
The Israeli legislative election of 1949 was the first national election of the newly established State of Israel, forming its inaugural Knesset and shaping the country’s early political landscape.
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E.
Israeli legislative election, 1959
The Israeli legislative election of 1959 was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the Knesset during Israel’s early statehood period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli Knesset election
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legislative election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
corruption scandals in ruling party
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economic policy and inflation ⓘ security and peace negotiations ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner |
Agudat Yisrael
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Movement for Change NERFINISHED ⓘ National Religious Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Shlomtzion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | held after Yom Kippur War and economic difficulties ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 17 May 1977 ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 1 percent ⓘ |
| forOffice | Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Eighteenth government of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfDefeatedParty | Shimon Peres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfWinningParty | Menachem Begin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 9th Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeftWingBloc | Alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRightWingBloc | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Mahapach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | upheaval ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 120 ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
brought right-wing bloc to power for first time
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ended decades of Labor Party dominance ⓘ marked major realignment in Israeli politics ⓘ |
| previousRulingParty |
Alignment
NERFINISHED
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Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingCoalitionLeader | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentHead | Menachem Begin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingPrimeMinister | Menachem Begin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingPrimeMinisterNumber | sixth Prime Minister of Israel ⓘ |
| seatWinner |
Agudat Yisrael
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Movement for Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadash NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Liberals NERFINISHED ⓘ Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ National Religious Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Poalei Agudat Yisrael NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratz NERFINISHED ⓘ Religious Torah Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Shlomtzion NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 79.7 percent ⓘ |
| votingMethod | closed-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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Subject: Israeli legislative election, 1977 Description of subject: The Israeli legislative election of 1977 was a landmark national vote in which the right-wing Likud bloc, led by Menachem Begin, ended decades of Labor Party dominance and dramatically reshaped Israel’s political landscape.
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