1999 Israeli legislative election
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The 1999 Israeli legislative election was a national parliamentary vote that reshaped Israel’s political landscape, leading to Ehud Barak’s victory over Benjamin Netanyahu and the formation of several new political alliances.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| concurrentElection | 1999 Israeli prime ministerial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | took place during period of separate direct elections for prime minister in Israel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1999-05-17 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 1.5% ⓘ |
| forOffice | Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingAlliance | One Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingAllianceComponents |
Gesher
NERFINISHED
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Israeli Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Meimad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected | 15th Knesset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCompetitorParty |
Am Ehad
NERFINISHED
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Balad NERFINISHED ⓘ Centre Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Gesher NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadash NERFINISHED ⓘ Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ Meretz NERFINISHED ⓘ Moledet NERFINISHED ⓘ National Religious Party NERFINISHED ⓘ One Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Shas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinui NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Way NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab List NERFINISHED ⓘ United Torah Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Yisrael BaAliyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Yisrael Beiteinu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutcome |
Labor Party became largest party in the Knesset
NERFINISHED
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Likud lost seats in the Knesset ⓘ formation of several new political alliances ⓘ reshaped Israel’s political landscape ⓘ rise of new centrist and sectoral parties ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2003 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1996 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Ehud Barak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElectionParty | Israeli Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Benjamin Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty | Likud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentHead | Ehud Barak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentType | coalition government ⓘ |
| significance |
marked decline of Likud dominance of the late 1990s
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strengthened religious and ultra-Orthodox parties such as Shas ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 120 ⓘ |
| votingSystemDetail |
closed party lists
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single nationwide constituency ⓘ |
| year | 1999 ⓘ |
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