The elections to the 18th Knesset (legislature of Israel) were held on
February 10, 2009, almost three years after the elections to the 17th
Knesset and approximately twenty months before the original date set
for them to be held. The elections are best understood in the context
of the wars that were at each end of Ehud Olmert's government tenure,
corruption scandals involving the prime minister, and the failure of
Tzipi Livni, the newly elected head of the ruling center party, Kadima
to form a new coalition following Olmert's resignation. The election
campaign of 2009 began with the resignation of Ehud Olmert in the
shadow of his corruption scandals and issues of integrity and clean
government. This was followed by the world financial crisis, which
directed attention towards the economic dimension and performance of
the candidates. On the face of it, the campaign was cut short when
military action began in Gaza. Still, the election was on the minds of
candidates, and the question of who can best ensure security prevailed
in the campaign. It becamepersonalized and focused on the candidates:
the two candidates who had once headed the government and aspired to
return, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and the chairperson of
Kadima, Tzipi Livni, who was running for the first time as head of a
party. The Elections in Israel 2009 will be of particular interest to
those concerned with comparative politics and elections in an open
society. This volume is the latest in the series begun in 1969.
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9781351297585
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2017
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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