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Israel is a unitary republic with a parliamentary form of government. In the Economist Democracy Index 2024, it received an overall score of 7.80/10 ("flawed democracy") and an 9.58/10 rating for electoral processes and pluralism.
The minimum age for both active suffrage (the right to vote) and passive (eligibility to stand for election) is 18 years. Voting is not compulsory. Voting at embassies abroad, voting by mail, online or proxy voting are not possible. Voting from abroad therefore is possible in only very limited cases.
Knesset
Knesset
The unicameral parliament (Knesset) consists of at least 120 members, who are directly elected at least every 4 years in a nationwide closed-list electoral system. The legal electoral threshold is 3.25%. Parties may combine their lists, in which case their combined number of seats is first determined and then distributed among the lists. Seat allocation is done using the D'Hondt method, which slightly rewards larger parties/party alliances.
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This is the description of the electoral system of Israel as of 29.07.2026 on Electoral Knowledgebase. Sources and further information on this topic:
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