2015 Israeli legislative election
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The 2015 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the 20th Knesset and resulted in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu securing another term in office.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
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national parliamentary election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
cost of living
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relations with the United States ⓘ security ⓘ |
| coalitionMajoritySeats | 61 ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnersAfterElection |
Jewish Home
NERFINISHED
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Kulanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shas NERFINISHED ⓘ United Torah Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Yisrael Beiteinu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2015-03-17 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 3.25% ⓘ |
| forLegislatureNumber | 20th Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forOffice | Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHeadAfterElection | Benjamin Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingPartyAfterElection | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingPartyBeforeElection | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected | 20th Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionAlliance | Zionist Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2019 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first election after raising electoral threshold to 3.25%
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resulted in fourth government led by Benjamin Netanyahu ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 120 ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2013 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Benjamin Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Benjamin Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEarlyElection | coalition breakdown ⓘ |
| resultedInPrimeMinister | Benjamin Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatsWonByJewishHome | 8 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByJointList | 13 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByKulanu | 10 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByLikud | 30 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByMeretz | 5 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByShas | 7 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByUnitedTorahJudaism | 6 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByYeshAtid | 11 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByYisraelBeiteinu | 6 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByZionistUnion | 24 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | dissolution of the 19th Knesset ⓘ |
| votingSystem | closed list proportional representation ⓘ |
| wonMostSeats | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ZionistUnionLeaders |
Isaac Herzog
NERFINISHED
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Tzipi Livni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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