Israel's 2022 election ended deadlock and seated Netanyahu's government
The gist
Israel's 2022 election followed five elections between 2019 and 2022 and led to a government sworn in at the end of that year.
The vote is now the baseline used to measure Netanyahu's and the Arab parties' later results.
How it unfolded
- Between 2019 and 2022Israel held five elections because of electoral deadlock.
- 2022Likud took 23.4% of the vote, and the two Arab parties held 10 Knesset seats before the vote.
- 2022Votes cast at special polling stations such as military bases, hospitals, prisons and embassies tended to favor Netanyahu and his allies.