High turnout documented as polling ends in municipal elections

As the polls closed at 10:00 p.m., 3,637,247 Israelis had cast their ballots in the local elections, and nationwide voter turnout stood at 55.1 percent, according to Interior Ministry figures. The number represents a 10.5% increase from voting at the same time in the last municipal elections, which took place in 2013.

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