Smotrich on high voter turnout: 'Don't throw your vote away'
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich commented on high voter turnout, stating it was driven by Arab voters and left-wing strongholds. He claimed that parties currently polling below the electoral threshold have no chance of crossing it. Based on published figures, the minister urged voters to avoid wasting their votes. He called on citizens to support only those parties certain to meet the threshold.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addressed the high voter turnout, claiming that it was driven by unusually high turnout among Arab voters and in left-wing strongholds. According to Smotrich, based on the published figures, "There is absolutely no chance that the parties currently polling below the electoral threshold will cross it." Smotrich urged voters to support only parties certain to cross the electoral threshold: "I call on you, dear voters: Vote only for parties that are certain to cross the electoral threshold. Don't throw your vote away."