Election day is over.

[arpad]

Worst elections in Israel I witnessed. Voters are tired and disappointed. The attendance is on record low.

"Kadima" - a party emerged from nothing in half a year before election - takes majority of Knesset seats. At the top of "Kadima" list are politicians that failed to win their former parties vote and had no chance to reach top positions there. Russian Jews bring Liberman. The only real party in the future government is "Avoda" with welfare ideas of Amir Peretz.

Well, at least iniliteral separation seems to be insured now. And Likud got the shock that, may be, will lead to some renovations in the party.

Comments

[vodianoj.livejournal.com]

Liberman never mentioned in this campaign that he is against disengagement. The best for his party is to be in the government. This is the only way the new party can stay in the political scene. They are too young to be in opposition. They must do some real work, which can be done only when they are a part of the government.
Now, Likud is a different story, they must stay in the opposition, or else they may loose their identity totally. They need back off and rebuild. This process can be done only in the opposition, where their voice may be heard, despite their small size.

[arpad.livejournal.com]

May be (though I do not beleive in it) they will not be corrupted more than others. But I am 100% sure that they will never become a real party.

And yes - Likud must stay in opposition