Israeli election: first votes cast
October 21, 2022 by J-Wire News Service
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Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand, Ran Yaakoby, was the first Israeli citizen to cast his vote for the Israel 2022 election at the Wellington embassy.
Ambassador Ran Yaakoby casts the first vote in the Israeli election
He said: “For the second time since I arrived in Wellington at the beginning of 2021 – I am opening the round of votes in Israel’s missions around the world. Last year I expressed hope that this was the first and last vote during my four-year service and that the government that will be elected will be stable and successful. This year, too, I hope and wish the same for all of us.”
A couple of hours later, Ambassador Amir Maimon casts his vote in Canberra
In Canberra, Ambassador Amir Maimon voted along with Israeli diplomatic members of the embassy staff.
The elections for Israel’s 25th Knesset began tonight with the opening of voting in the various polling stations scattered around the world. More than 4,500 eligible voters are expected to turn up and cast their ballots, in a vote that began tonight when polls opened in New Zealand – and will continue until Friday at 6 a.m. when polls close in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
