As of 18:45 Jerusalem time, 95,283 members of the Democrats party have voted in the primary for the Knesset slate, achieving an 85% turnout rate, according to N12's Dafna Liel.
At 18:45 Jerusalem, N12's Dafna Liel reported that 95,283 members of the Democrats party had voted in the primary for the Knesset slate, an 85% turnout rate. The figure represents a sharp increase from the 78,500 votes (70% turnout) reported by the desk at 08:01 Jerusalem, when four hours remained until polls close at 19:30.
The desk's coverage of the day began at 08:01 Jerusalem, when the primary opened with 112,000 eligible voters and 51 candidates. Also at 08:01, the desk reported that 50,000 votes had been cast in the first 2.5 hours (43% turnout), and later at 08:01, it reported 78,500 votes with four hours left.
As The Zioneer reported on July 14, registration had surpassed 112,000 members ahead of the primary. Earlier on July 10, the desk noted that 100,000 had registered, and on June 28, the party had 85,000 registered members with 51 candidates.
The final results are scheduled to be announced at 20:00 at the party's campaign launch event, as initially reported. The exact composition of the slate remains to be confirmed.
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