# Israel election turnout tops 74% two hours before polls close, TV reports

https://mins.news/en/item/118017

- TASS, 2026-10-27 19:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2209133

> Israel’s Channel 12 reported turnout of 74.3% two hours before polling stations closed, a record for an Israeli election since 1988. It had also surpassed the 70.63% final turnout in the November 2022 parliamentary election.

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