Ashkelon on way to unseating mayor; Barkat widens lead

23 October 2013, 1:38 am

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Sderot isn’t the only southern city which may be headed for some radical reconstruction of its leadership. In Ashkelon, challenger Itamar Shimoni leads incumbent mayor Benny Vaknin 52 percent to 44%, with 40 percent reporting.

Meanwhile in Jerusalem, with almost 60 percent of ballot boxes counted, Nir Barkat has stretched his lead to 55% over Moshe Lion’s 41%. The gap represents about a 13,000 vote lead for Barkat, though depending on which polling stations have been counted, the count can still swing wildly.

In Tel Aviv Ron Huldai leads Nitzan Horowitz 51.5% to 37%, with over a third of votes counted.

In Rishon Letzion Dov Tzur is cruising to an easy victory with 70% of votes out of over a third counted.