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Middle East > Israel > Democracy

ISRAELI DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 5 [42nd of 140]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,948 [85th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 13.3% [66th of 157]
Female suffrage 1948
First female parliamentarian 1949 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Recognized same sex marriages performed abroad
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 5.3% [24th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 78.7% [46th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 3,372,950 [58th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 84.4 [24th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 4,285,430 [67th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 3,994,780 [79th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 3,373,750 [32nd of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 84.5 [8th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 4,285,430 [37th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 3,994,780 [49th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Israel, State of Israel, Medinat Yisra'el, Yisra'el

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