Editing Elections in Israel (section)

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'''Elections in Israel''' are based on nationwide [[proportional representation]]. The [[electoral threshold]] is currently set at 3.25%,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral Threshold |url=https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/about/lexicon/pages/electoralthreshold.aspx |access-date= |website=The Knesset}}</ref> with the number of seats a party receives in the [[Knesset]] being proportional to the number of votes it receives.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-knesset-idUSBREA2A0MX20140311#1 Israel ups threshold] Reuters</ref><ref>[https://www.knesset.gov.il/deSCRIPTion/eng/eng_mimshal_beh.htm#1 Israeli electoral system] Knesset website</ref> The Knesset is elected for a four-year term, although most governments have not served a full term and early elections are a frequent occurrence. Israel has a [[multi-party system]] based on coalition governments as no party has ever won a majority of seats in a national election, although the [[Alignment (political party)|Alignment]] briefly held a majority following its formation by an alliance of several different parties prior to the [[1969 Israeli legislative election|1969 elections]]. Suffrage is universal to all Israeli citizens above the [[voting age|age]] of 18. Israeli citizens living abroad have to travel to Israel in order to vote. Voting booths are made available on Israeli ships. Elections are overseen by the [[Israeli Central Elections Committee|Central Elections Committee]], and are held according to the [[Knesset Elections Law]]. Israel was ranked 47th most electoral democratic country in the world and the most electoral [[Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa|democratic country in the Middle East]] according to [[V-Dem Democracy indices]] in 2023.<ref name="vdem_dataset">{{cite web |last=V-Dem Institute |date=2023 |title=The V-Dem Dataset |url=https://www.v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="vdem report">[https://www.v-dem.net/documents/29/V-dem_democracyreport2023_lowres.pdf Democracy Report 2023, Table 3, V-Dem Institute, 2023]</ref>