Results are not yet in — many ballots are still being brought to counting stations — but the camps of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Moshe Lion are a study in contrast.
Barkat’s headquarters are nearly empty, with only a few posters hanging up, some lonely orange and blue balloons, and the mayor nowhere to be seen.
Lion, meanwhile is setting up camp at the Ramada Hotel in the capital, where there is a definite party atmosphere.
Moshe Lion headquarters. (Screenshot: Ynet)
Preelection polls gave Lion, the Shas and Yisrael Beytenu candidate, almost no chance of unseating Barkat, but given the low turnout numbers, Lion’s people apparently are feeling optimistic.
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