Category: Political, from Wikidata’s class “public election”
1981 Israeli legislative election
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: public election (all its classes: Wikidata item)
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 30 June 1981 to elect the 120 members of the Knesset. The ruling Likud won one more seat than the opposition Alignment, in line with many polls which had predicted a tight race. Voter turnout was 78.5%, with Likud receiving around ten thousand more than the Alignment. This elections highlighted the polarization in the country.
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